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regnen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of regnar

Danish edit

Noun edit

regnen c

  1. definite singular of regn

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German regenen, from Old High German reganōn, derived from the noun at hand in modern Regen (rain). Cognate with Hunsrik rehne.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeː.ɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːk.nən/ (most common)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːç.nən/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
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Verb edit

regnen (weak, third-person singular present regnet, past tense regnete, past participle geregnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (chiefly impersonal) to rain

Usage notes edit

  • Chiefly used impersonally with es in the same way as in English ‘it rains’. Other forms are uncommon and sometimes proscribed, but are used; for examples, see the citations page.

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Further reading edit

  • regnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • regnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • regnen” in Duden online
  • regnen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman regner, from Old French reignier.

Verb edit

regnen (third-person singular simple present regneth, present participle regnende, regnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle regned)

  1. to reign; to rule

Descendants edit

  • English: reign

Swedish edit

Noun edit

regnen

  1. definite plural of regn

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