See also: Regn, regn-, and règn

Bavarian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German regen (to make protrude, to erect, to excite, to move), effective of ragen.

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regn (past participle gregt)

  1. (transitive) to move (a small amount or unconsciously)
  2. (reflexive) to move
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Etymology 2 edit

From Middle High German regen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

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regn

  1. (Sappada, Sauris) rain
References edit
  • 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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From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

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

  1. rain

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regn

  1. imperative of regne

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Etymology edit

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

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regn n (genitive singular regns, uncountable)

  1. rain

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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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Etymology edit

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

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regn n (genitive singular regns, no plural)

  1. rain

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

  • (Riksmål-influenced) IPA(key): /ɾæɪ̯n/
  • (influenced by Norwegian dialects, sometimes considered as colloquial) IPA(key): /reɡn/, [ɾɛŋn]
  • Homophone: rein

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Norse regn n; common pronunciation is from Danish regn c

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regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

  1. rain
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regn

  1. imperative of regne

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną of unclear origin. Akin to English rain.

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regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

  1. rain

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regn

  1. imperative of regna
  2. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) Alternative form of regna (to rain)

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Old English edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *regn (changed to masculine), from Proto-Germanic *regną (neuter).

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reġn m

  1. rain

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  • Middle English: ren, reȝn, reyn, rein

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

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).

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regn n

  1. rain

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References edit

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

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French règne, from Latin regnum.

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regn n (plural regnuri)

  1. regnum

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

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

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  • IPA(key): /rɛŋn/
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regn n

  1. (countable and uncountable) rain

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

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