regen
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
regen (countable and uncountable, plural regens)
- Regeneration.
- (countable) A regenerative radio receiver.
- (uncountable, rail transport, automotive) Short for regenerative braking.
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
regen (third-person singular simple present regens, present participle regenning or regening, simple past and past participle regenned or regened)
- (informal) To regenerate.
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch rēgen, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, frmo Proto-Germanic *regną.
Noun edit
regen m (plural regens, diminutive regentje n)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
regen
- inflection of regenen:
Verb edit
regen
- inflection of rijgen:
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German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German regen (“to make protrude, to erect, to excite, to move”), effective of ragen.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
regen (weak, third-person singular present regt, past tense regte, past participle geregt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to move (a small amount or unconsciously)
- Er regte seinen Finger so weit wie möglich.
- He moved his finger as far as possible.
- (reflexive) to move (intransitive), to stir
- (reflexive) to be active doing something, occupying oneself
- (reflexive) to budge, to become noticeable
Conjugation edit
infinitive | regen | ||||
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present participle | regend | ||||
past participle | geregt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich rege | wir regen | i | ich rege | wir regen |
du regst | ihr regt | du regest | ihr reget | ||
er regt | sie regen | er rege | sie regen | ||
preterite | ich regte | wir regten | ii | ich regte1 | wir regten1 |
du regtest | ihr regtet | du regtest1 | ihr regtet1 | ||
er regte | sie regten | er regte1 | sie regten1 | ||
imperative | reg (du) rege (du) |
regt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Further reading edit
Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German rēgenen, from the noun Regen, from Old Saxon regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn. Cognate with English rain, Dutch regenen.
Verb edit
regen (past singular regen, past participle regent, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (impersonal) to rain
Conjugation edit
infinitive | regen | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | regen | regen |
2nd person singular | regens(t) | regens(t) |
3rd person singular | regen(t) | regen |
plural | regent, regenen | reegnen, regen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | regen(e) | |
plural | regent | |
participle | present | past |
regen | (e)regent, geregent | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn.
Noun edit
rēgen m
Inflection edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “reghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “regen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈrɛɡɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈreːɡɛn/, /ˈrɛɡɛn/
Noun edit
regen
- Soft mutation of rhegen.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
rhegen | regen | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |