regn

See also: regn-

Bavarian

Noun

regn

1. (Sappada, Sauris) rain

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɑɪ̯ˀn]

Noun

regn c (singular definite regnen, not used in plural form)

1. rain

Verb

regn

1. imperative of regne

References

• “regn” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɛkn/

  Rhymes: -ɛkn

Noun

regn n (genitive singular regns, uncountable)

1. rain

Declension

Declension of regn (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	regn	regnið
accusative	regn	regnið
dative	regni	regninum
genitive	regns	regnsins

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛkn/

  Rhymes: -ɛkn

Noun

regn n (genitive singular regns, no plural)

1. rain

Declension

declension of regn

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	regn	regnið
accusative	regn	regnið
dative	regni	regninu
genitive	regns	regnsins

Synonyms

• (rain): rigning

Derived terms

Derived terms

• regnbogi
• regnkápa

• regnskógur
• regnstígvél

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡn/, [ɾɛŋn], [ɾæɪ̯n]
• Homophone: rein

Etymology 1

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Noun

regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

1. rain

Derived terms

Terms derived from regn

• regnbue, regnboge
• regnbyge
• regndråpe
• regnfull
• regnskog

• regnskur
• regnsky
• regnskyll
• regntid

• regnvann
• regnvær
• småregn
• styrtregn

Related terms

• regne

Etymology 2

Verb

regn

1. imperative of regne

References

• “regn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną. Akin to English rain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛɡn/

Noun

regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

1. rain

Derived terms

Terms derived from regn

• regnboge
• regndrope
• regnfull

• regnskog
• regnskur
• regnsky

• regntid
• småregn
• styrtregn

Verb

regn

1. imperative of regna

References

• “regn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• rēn, reġen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *regn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rejn/

Noun

reġn m

1. rain

   Sċīne sēo sunne wearme on þīne ansīen and fealle sē reġn sōfte on þīne feldas.

   May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields.

Declension

Declension of regn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	reġn	reġnas
accusative	reġn	reġnas
genitive	reġnes	reġna
dative	reġne	reġnum

Derived terms

• reġnboga
• reġnwyrm

Descendants

• Middle English: ren, reȝn, reyn, rein
  • English: rain
  • Scots: rayn, rane
  • Yola: rhyne

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *regną. Cognate with Old English reġn (English rain), Old Saxon regan (Low German Ręgen), Old Dutch regan (Dutch regen), Old High German regan (German Regen), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign).

Noun

regn n

1. rain

Descendants

• Icelandic: regn
• Faroese: regn
• Norn: regen
• Norwegian: regn
• Old Swedish: ræghn
  • Swedish: regn
• Danish: regn
• Gutnish: regn
• Westrobothnian: rägn, rängen, regen, reän

References

• regn in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ræghn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną, from Proto-Indo-European *rek-, *reg-, *reḱ-, *reǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛŋn/

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Noun

regn n

1. (countable and uncountable) rain

Declension

Declension of regn
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	regn	regnet	regn	regnen
Genitive	regns	regnets	regns	regnens

Related terms

Related terms →

• regna
• regnig
• regnställ
• regnjacka
• duggregn
• duggregna
• dugga
• skvala
• ösregna
• spöregna

• småstänka
• småskvätta
• regnvatten
• regnvåt
• regnmoln
• sommarregn
• åskregn
• monsunregn
• regnperiod
• regndroppe

Anagrams

• gren