regnen

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Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

regnen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of regnar

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

regnen c

  1. definite singular of regn

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German regenen, from Old High German reganōn, derived from the noun at hand in modern Regen (rain). Cognate with Hunsrik rehne.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeː.ɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːk.nən/ (most common)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːç.nən/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
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Verb[edit]

regnen (weak, third-person singular present regnet, past tense regnete, past participle geregnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (chiefly impersonal) to rain

Usage notes[edit]

  • Chiefly used impersonally with es in the same way as in English ‘it rains’. Other forms are uncommon and sometimes proscribed, but are used; for examples, see the citations page.

Conjugation[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • regnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • regnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • regnen” in Duden online
  • regnen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman regner, from Old French reignier.

Verb[edit]

regnen (third-person singular simple present regneth, present participle regnende, regnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle regned)

  1. to reign; to rule

Descendants[edit]

  • English: reign

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

regnen

  1. definite plural of regn

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