Rin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rin"

Aromanian

Proper noun

Rin f (definite articulation Rina)

1. Erind (a village in Albania)

Derived terms

• rãnjot / rãnjote

See also

• Bubushtitse
• Ghiat
• Cãlez
• Dhuxat
• Chisturat / Chiãsturat
• Nãcove / Nucove
• Lungirii / Lungerii
• Tãpove / Tupove
• Sue

Catalan

Etymology

From Old High German Rīn, probably via French Rhin.

Proper noun

Rin m

1. Rhine (a river in western Europe)

Related terms

• renà
• Renània

Japanese

Romanization

Rin

1. Rōmaji transcription of りん

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Celtic. Utimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːn/

Proper noun

Rīn m or f

1. the Rhine

Usage notes

• Attested twice showing masculine gender, once showing feminine gender. This agrees variously with German Rhein, which is masculine, and Icelandic Rín, which is feminine.

• As with all river names, Rīn is used without a definite article: be ēastan Rīne = "to the east of the Rhine."

Declension

masculine

Declension of Rīn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Rīn	—
accusative	Rīn	—
genitive	Rīnes	—
dative	Rīne	—

feminine

Declension of Rīn (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	Rīn	—
accusative	Rīne	—
genitive	Rīne	—
dative	Rīne	—

Descendants

• English: Rhine

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Rīn”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rhein.

Proper noun

Rin m

1. Rhine

Derived terms

• Alto Rin
• Bajo Rin

 

Further reading

• “Rin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014