regn

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See also: Regn, regn-, and règn

Bavarian

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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regn (past participle gregt)

  1. (transitive) to move (a small amount or unconsciously)
  2. (reflexive) to move
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Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

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Noun

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regn

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

Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. rain

Verb

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regn

  1. imperative of regne

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Faroese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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regn n (genitive singular regns, uncountable)

  1. rain

Declension

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

Further reading

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  • "regn" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

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Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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regn n (genitive singular regns, no plural)

  1. rain

Declension

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

  1. rain
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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regn

  1. imperative of regne

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

  1. rain

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See also

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Verb

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regn

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

References

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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reġn m

  1. rain

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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regn n

  1. rain

Descendants

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References

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French règne, from Latin regnum.

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Noun

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regn n (plural regnuri)

  1. regnum

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rɛŋn/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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regn n

  1. (countable and uncountable) rain
    regnet faller
    [the] rain falls

Declension

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

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