rin
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English rinnen, from Old English rinnan (“to run”), from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną (“to run”). More at run.
Verb[edit]
rin (third-person singular simple present rins, present participle rinning, simple past ran, past participle run)
- (transitive, intransitive, dialectal) To run.
- 1836, Allan Cunningham, Lord Roldan, volume 1, John Macrone, page 314:
- "Besides," he continued, "I'm no sure that I'm right in rinning—rinning! I'm no rinning , I'm ganging; weel then I'm no sure that I'm right doing a witch's errand, whether rinning or ganging, sae I'se stand still and consider it. […] ."
- a. 1846, John Imlah, “Where Gadie rins”, in James Grant Wilson, editor, The Poets and Poetry of Scotland, Volume II, Harper & Brothers, published 1876, page 211:
- O! gin I were where Gadie[the name of a rivulet] rins,
- 1879, I. T. Tregellas [John Tabois Tregellas], Peeps Into the Haunts and Homes of the Rural Population of Cornwall, Netherton & Worth (Truro), Houlston & Sons (London), page 3,
- I had a servant who had lived all his life-time within four miles of Plymouth, who told me of a circumstance which occurred to his mother, thus:— "Mawther ben out gatherin' nits, and when she kimbed hum she went to shet the shetters , and then she seed a man rin out of the dewr weth three spewns weth un, what he had stould, and away he rinned, and my mawther rinned arter un. 'Twas as fine a mewnlight night as cud be seed tew (too); an she cud see un stright on afore her; and hallowed tew she ded as lang as ever her wind beered up, and rinned and rinned; at laest she rinned un out of sight, and never goat the spewns she dedn't"
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Japanese 厘 (rin).
Noun[edit]
rin (plural rin)
- A coin worth 1⁄1000 of a Japanese yen, no longer in circulation.
Anagrams[edit]
Arigidi[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
rin
- you, second person singular pronoun, as object
References[edit]
- B. Oshodi, The HTS (High Tone Syllable) in Arigidi: An Introduction, in the Nordic Journal of African Studies 20(4): 263–275 (2011)
Esperanto[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Pronoun[edit]
rin
- accusative of ri
German[edit]
Adverb[edit]
rin
- (regional, colloquial) Alternative form of rein (“inside”)
- Rin in die gute Stube! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 1929, Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Olten, Freiburg im Breisgau: Walter Verlag, published 1961, →ISBN, page 170:
- Ja, nu man rin, immer man rin, Kinderchen, das kleene Frauchen auch, ist woll bedudelt, hat recht, goldrecht hat die.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading[edit]
- “rin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
rin
North Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian rein. Cognates include West Frisian rein.
Noun[edit]
rin m
- (Mooring and Föhr-Amrum dialects) rain
- en smitjenen rin
- heavy rain
- Det liket efter rin.
- It looks like rain.
Scots[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
rin (third-person singular simple present rins, present participle rinnin, simple past run, past participle run)
- to run
- 1788, Robert Burns (lyrics and music), “Auld Lang Syne”:
- We twa hae run about the braes, / and pou'd the gowans fine;
- We two have run about the braes, / and picked the daisies fine;
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
rin m (plural rines)
- rim (of wheel)
Further reading[edit]
- “rin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Sumerian[edit]
Romanization[edit]
rin
- Romanization of 𒆸 (rin)
Tagalog[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
rin (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜈ᜔)
- Alternative form of din
Usage notes[edit]
- When the preceding word does not end with a vowel, ⟨w⟩, or ⟨y⟩, din is used instead, but the distinction isn't always made.
Welsh[edit]
Noun[edit]
rin
- Soft mutation of rhin.
Mutation[edit]
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
rhin | rin | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
West Frisian[edit]
Verb[edit]
rin
Yola[edit]
Verb[edit]
rin
- Alternative form of rhin
- 1867, OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITOR:
- F. rin, risheen.
- E. run, rushing.
References[edit]
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 14
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Proposed to be from Proto-Yoruboid *rɪ̃̀
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
rìn
- to walk
Usage notes[edit]
- rin when followed by a direct object
Derived terms[edit]
- arìnrìn àjò (“traveller”)
- arìnrìn àjò afẹ́ (“tourist”)
- rìnrìn àjò (“to voyage”)
- ìrìn (“walk; stroll; trip”)
- ìrìn rírìn (“walking”)
- ìrìn àjò (“journey”)
- ìrìn àjò afẹ́ (“tourism”)
Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
rin
- to grate
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
rin
Derived terms[edit]
- bomi rin (“to irrigate”)
Etymology 4[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
rìn
- to tickle
- Ó rìn mí lábíyá ― He tickled my armpit
- to press down
- Ẹrù ń rìn ín mọ́lẹ̀ ― Load weighs it down
Usage notes[edit]
rin when followed by a direct object.
Etymology 5[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
rín
Usage notes[edit]
typically used with ẹ̀rín (“smile; laugh”)
Derived terms[edit]
Zhuang[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tai *triːlᴬ (“stone”); Cognate with Thai หิน (hǐn), Lao ຫີນ (hīn), Lü ᦠᦲᧃ (ḣiin), Shan ႁိၼ် (hǐn), Tai Nüa ᥞᥤᥢᥴ (hín), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜃𑜫 (rin), Saek หรี่น.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ɣin˨˦/
- Tone numbers: rin1
- Hyphenation: rin
Noun[edit]
rin (Sawndip forms 𬒞 or 𰧄 or 𮀡 or 砛 or 𮀙 or ⿰石土 or ⿱石心 or 碒 or 磊 or ⿰石忍 or 𡊵 or ⿵门石 or 磌 or 鿬 or 䂩 or ⿱火䡛 or 䂝 or 𮀝 or 磷 or 碄 or 斫, 1957–1982 spelling rin)
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