Ren

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ren"

English

Proper noun

Ren

1. (informal, in combination) Clipping of Renaissance.

Usage notes

• Only used in certain compounds in the context of Renaissance fairs.

Derived terms

• Ren fair
• Ren faire
• Ren fest

 

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ren in the 16th century. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch renne (“coop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛn/

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• Hyphenation: Ren
• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Homophone: ren

Proper noun

Ren n

1. A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology 1

From Early Modern German reen, ultimately from Old Norse hreinn (compare Swedish ren, Danish ren, Norwegian Nynorsk rein), from Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, most likely from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“head, top; horn”) as in “horned animal”, thus distantly related to Hirsch, Hornisse, Rind as well as Hirn, Horn. The compound Rentier (corresponding to English reindeer) is more commonly used.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁeːn/, (rare) /ʁɛn/

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• Rhymes: -eːn, -ɛn

Noun

Ren n (strong, genitive Rens or Renes, plural Rene or Rens)

1. reindeer

   Synonym: Rentier

Declension

Declension of Ren [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ren	die	Rene, Rens
genitive	eines	des	Rens, Renes	der	Rene, Rens
dative	einem	dem	Ren, Rene1	den	Renen, Rens
accusative	ein	das	Ren	die	Rene, Rens

¹Now rare, see notes.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁeːn/

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• Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

Ren m (strong, genitive Rens, plural Renes)

1. (medicine, technical) kidney

   Synonym: (normal register) Niere

Declension

Declension of Ren [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ren	die	Renes
genitive	eines	des	Rens	der	Renes
dative	einem	dem	Ren	den	Renes
accusative	einen	den	Ren	die	Renes

Further reading

• “Ren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Ren” in Duden online
• Ren on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Japanese

Romanization

Ren

1. Rōmaji transcription of れん

Occitan

Proper noun

Ren m

1. Rhine (a river in Europe)

Derived terms

• Bas Ren
• Naut Ren

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rhein, from Middle High German, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from a Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic *Reinos; one of a class of river names built from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to move, flow, run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: Ren
• Homophone: ren

Proper noun

Ren m inan

1. Rhine (a river in Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Germany, and the Netherlands)

Declension

Declension of Ren

	singular
nominative	Ren
genitive	Renu
dative	Renowi
accusative	Ren
instrumental	Renem
locative	Renie
vocative	Renie

Derived terms

adjective

• reński

 

Further reading

• Ren in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Ren in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Proper noun

Ren

1. Rhine (European river)

Derived terms

• Ren geyiği