rêne

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rene"

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French resne, redne, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Latin retinere (“hold back, restrain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Homophones: Rennes, renne, reines, reine, rênes

Noun

rêne f (plural rênes)

1. rein (strap or rope used to control an animal)
2. (figuratively) power over something

Derived terms

• prendre les rênes
• tenir les rênes

Further reading

• “rêne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• néré