reien

Catalan

Verb

reien

1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of riure

Japanese

Romanization

reien

1. Rōmaji transcription of れいえん

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀɑɪ̯ən/
• Rhymes: -ɑɪən

Etymology 1

From Middle High German rîhen, from Old High German rīhan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrīhan, from Proto-Germanic *wrīhaną. Cognate with German reihen, Dutch rijgen.

Verb

reien (third-person singular present reit, past participle gereit, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to put in line
2. (transitive) to string

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	reien
participle	gereit
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	reien	—
2nd singular	reis	rei
3rd singular	reit	—
1st plural	reien	—
2nd plural	reit	reit
3rd plural	reien	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• areien
• opreien

Related terms

• Rei

Etymology 2

From Old High German hriuwan, from Proto-West Germanic *hreuwan, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwaną. Cognate with German reuen, English rue, Dutch rouwen.

Verb

reien (third-person singular present reit, past participle gereit, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (obsolete, impersonal) to regret, to rue

Synonyms

• rauen

Derived terms

• bereien