revne

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rifna, cognate with Norwegian revne, Swedish rämna. Derived with the inchoative suffix -na from the verb rífa (“to tear”) (Danish rive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛvnə/, [ˈʁawnə]

Verb

revne (imperative revn, infinitive at revne, present tense revner, past tense revnede, perfect tense er revnet)

1. (intransitive) to crack, burst
2. (transitive, proscribed) to burst

Conjugation

Inflection of revne

	present	past
simple	revner	revnede
perfect	har revnet	havde revnet
passive	revnes	revnedes
participle	revnende	revnet
imperative	revn	—
infinitive	revne	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	revnen	—

Etymology 2

Derived from the verb. Compare Norwegian revne, Swedish rämna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛvnə/, [ˈʁawnə]

Noun

revne c (singular definite revnen, plural indefinite revner)

1. burst

Declension

Declension of revne

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	revne	revnen	revner	revnerne
genitive	revnes	revnens	revners	revnernes

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /revnə/, [ˈʁæwnə]
• Homophone: rævene

Verb

revne

1. past participle definite singular of rive
2. past participle plural of rive