regen

See also: Regen, Ręgen, and régen

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of regeneration.

Noun

regen (plural regens)

1. regeneration
2. A regenerative radio receiver.

Verb

regen (third-person singular simple present regens, present participle regenning or regening, simple past and past participle regenned or regened)

1. (informal) regenerate

Anagrams

• Egner, Geren, Green, Green., genre, green, neger

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreː.ɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: re‧gen
• Rhymes: -eːɣən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rēgen, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Noun

regen m (plural regens, diminutive regentje n)

1. rain

   Hypernym: neerslag

Derived terms

• meteorenregen
• miezerregen
• moessonregen
• regenboog
• regenbui
• regendans
• regenen
• regenjas
• regenponcho
• regenscherm
• regenton
• regenval
• regenwoud
• stortregen
• zwavelregen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: reën

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

regen

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of regenen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of regenen

Verb

regen

1. (deprecated template usage) plural past indicative and subjunctive of rijgen

Anagrams

• enger, genre, neger

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German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German regen (“to make protrude, to erect, to excite, to move”), effective of ragen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. (transitive) To move

   Er regte seinen Finger so weit wie möglich.

   He moved his finger as far as possible.

2. (reflexive) To move (intransitive).
3. (reflexive) To be active doing something, occupying oneself.
4. (reflexive) To budge, to become noticeable.

Derived terms

• abregen
• anregen
• aufregen
• erregen
• rege
• reglos
• regsam
• Regung

Further reading

• “regen” in Duden online

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Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German rēgenen, from the noun Regen. Cognate with English rain, Dutch regenen.

Verb

regen (past singular regen, past participle regent, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (impersonal) to rain

Conjugation

Conjugation of regen (weak verb, irregular)

infinitive	regen
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	regen	regen
2nd person singular	regens(t)	regens(t)
3rd person singular	regen(t)	regen
plural	regent, regenen	reegnen, regen
imperative	present	—
singular	regen(e)
plural	regent
participle	present	past
	regen	(e)regent, geregent
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch regan, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Noun

rēgen m

1. rain

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• rēgenen

Descendants

• Dutch: regen
• Limburgish: raenger
• West Flemish: rin, rein

Further reading

• “reghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “regen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈrɛɡɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈreːɡɛn/, /ˈrɛɡɛn/

Noun

regen

1. Soft mutation of rhegen.