regn

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See also: Regn, regn-, and règn

Bavarian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German regen (“to make protrude, to erect, to excite, to move”), effective of ragen.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

regn (past participle gregt)

  1. (transitive) to move (a small amount or unconsciously)
  2. (reflexive) to move
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of regn
infinitive regn
present tense past tense subjunctive
1st person sing. reg - regad
2nd person sing. regst - regast
3rd person sing. regt - regad
1st person plur. regn - regadn
2nd person plur. regts - regats
3rd person plur. regn - regadn
imperative sing. reg
imperative plur. regts
past participle gregt
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German regen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

regn

  1. (Sappada, Sauris) rain
References[edit]
  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

regn c (singular definite regnen, not used in plural form)

  1. rain

Verb[edit]

regn

  1. imperative of regne

References[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

regn n (genitive singular regns, uncountable)

  1. rain

Declension[edit]

Declension of regn (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative regn regnið
accusative regn regnið
dative regni regninum
genitive regns regnsins

Icelandic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

regn n (genitive singular regns, no plural)

  1. rain

Declension[edit]

declension of regn
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative regn regnið
accusative regn regnið
dative regni regninu
genitive regns regnsins

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Riksmål-influenced) IPA(key): /ɾæɪ̯n/
  • (influenced by Norwegian dialects, sometimes considered as colloquial) IPA(key): /reɡn/, [ɾɛŋn]
  • Homophone: rein

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Norse regn n; common pronunciation is from Danish regn c

Noun[edit]

regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

  1. rain
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

regn

  1. imperative of regne

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną of unclear origin. Akin to English rain.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

  1. rain

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Verb[edit]

regn

  1. imperative of regna
  2. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) Alternative form of regna (“to rain”)

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *regn (changed to masculine), from Proto-Germanic *regną (neuter).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

reġn m

  1. rain

Declension[edit]

Declension of regn (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative reġn reġnas
accusative reġn reġnas
genitive reġnes reġna
dative reġne reġnum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: ren, reȝn, reyn, rein

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *regną. Cognate with Old English reġn (English rain), Old Saxon regan (Low German Ręgen), Old Dutch regan (Dutch regen), Old High German regan (German Regen), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign).

Noun[edit]

regn n

  1. rain

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • “regn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French règne, from Latin regnum.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

regn n (plural regnuri)

  1. regnum

Declension[edit]

Declension of regn
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) regn regnul (niște) regnuri regnurile
genitive/dative (unui) regn regnului (unor) regnuri regnurilor
vocative regnule regnurilor

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish ræghn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną, from Proto-Indo-European *rek-, *reg-, *reḱ-, *reǵ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rɛŋn/
  • audio(file)

Noun[edit]

regn n

  1. (countable and uncountable) rain

Declension[edit]

Declension of regn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative regn regnet regn regnen
Genitive regns regnets regns regnens

Related terms[edit]

figurative
species

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

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