regna

See also: régna and regnà

English

Noun

regna

1. plural of regnum

Anagrams

• Agner, Negar, Regan, anger, areng, grane, range, rangé, renga

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• renga (spelling variant)
• regnan (East Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Old High German reganōn, from the noun Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈre̞ːŋɐ/, [ˈre̞ːŋɡɐ]
• Hyphenation: reg‧na

Verb

regna (past participle gregnt) (Central Bavarian)

1. (chiefly impersonal) to rain

Conjugation

Conjugation of regna

infinitive	regna
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	regn	-	regnad
2nd person sing.	regnst	-	regnast
3rd person sing.	regnt	-	regnad
1st person plur.	regna	-	regnadn
2nd person plur.	regnts	-	regnats
3rd person plur.	regna	-	regnadn
imperative sing.	regn
imperative plur.	regnts
past participle	gregnt

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈreŋ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈreŋ.na]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan regna, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Latin retinere (“restrain, hold back”).

Noun

regna f (plural regnes)

1. rein

Etymology 2

Verb

regna

1. inflection of regnar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• “regna” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Faroese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

regna (third person singular past indicative regnaði, third person plural past indicative regnaðu, supine regnað)

1. to rain

Conjugation

Conjugation of regna (group v-30)
infinitive	regna
supine	regnað
participle (a6)1	regnandi	regnaður
	present	past
first singular	regni	regnaði
second singular	regnar	regnaði
third singular	regnar	regnaði
plural	regna	regnaðu
	imperative
singular	regna!
plural	regnið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

"regna" at Sprotin.fo

Italian

Verb

regna

1. inflection of regnare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Renga, grane

Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈreːɡ.na/, [ˈreːŋnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈreɲ.ɲa/, [ˈrɛɲːä]

Noun

rēgna

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of rēgnum

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈreːɡ.naː/, [ˈreːŋnäː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈreɲ.ɲa/, [ˈrɛɲːä]

Verb

rēgnā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of rēgnō

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• regnet
• regnte (simple past, Etymology 1)
• regnt (past participle, Etymology 1)

Verb

regna

1. inflection of regne:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• regne (e-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse regna, rigna, from Proto-Germanic *rignijaną. Akin to English rain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rɛŋ.nɑ/, /²rɛɡ.nɑ/

Verb

regna (present tense regnar or regner, past tense regna or regnde, supine regna or regnt, past participle regna or regnd, present participle regnande, imperative regn)

1. (impersonal) to rain

   det regner ― it rains

   det regner blod ― it rains blood

References

• “regna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Verb

regna

1. Alternative form of rigna

Conjugation

Conjugation of regna — impersonal, active (weak class 1)

infinitive	regna
past participle	regndr
indicative	present	past
3rd-person singular	regnir	regndi
subjunctive	present	past
3rd-person singular	regni	regndi

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse reikna, from Middle Low German rēkenen, from Old Saxon *rekenōn, from Proto-Germanic *rekanōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁèːɡna]

Verb

regna (preterite singular regnade, supine regnað)

1. to calculate, reckon
2. to consider, regard

Swedish

Etymology

Old Norse regna, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną, verbal form of *regną (“rain”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreŋˌna/

Verb

regna (present regnar, preterite regnade, supine regnat, imperative regna)

1. (impersonal) to rain

   Regnar det?

   Is it raining?

Conjugation

Conjugation of regna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	regna		—
Supine	regnat		—
Imperative	regna		—
Imper. plural1	regnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	regnar	regnade	—	—
Ind. plural1	regna	regnade	—	—
Subjunctive2	regne	regnade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	regnande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• åskregn
• regn
• regndroppe
• regnig
• regnställ
• regnjacka
• duggregn
• duggregna
• monsunregn
• ösregna
• regnmoln
• regnperiod
• regnskog
• regnvåt
• regnvatten
• sommarregn
• spöregna

See also

• dugga
• skvala
• småskvätta
• småstänka

Anagrams

• anger, genar