Regen
See also: regen, régen, and Ręgen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German regen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną. Cognate with Yiddish רעגן (regn), Dutch regen, English rain, Danish regn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreːɡən/, [ˈʁeː.ɡŋ̍], [-ɡən]
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Noun
Regen m (strong, genitive Regens, plural Regen)
- rain
Usage notes
The plural form is seldom used.
Declension
Declension of Regen [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Regen | die | Regen |
| genitive | eines | des | Regens | der | Regen |
| dative | einem | dem | Regen | den | Regen |
| accusative | einen | den | Regen | die | Regen |
Derived terms
- regnerisch
Related terms
- Eisregen
- Nieselregen
- regenarm
- Regenbildung
- Regenbogen
- Regenfall
- Regenguss
- Regenmantel
- Regenpfeifer
- Regenrinne
- Regenschauer
- Regenschirm
- Regentropfen
- Regenwahrscheinlichkeit
- Regenwald
- Regenwasser
- Regenwetter
- Regenwolke
- Regenwurm
- Regenzeit
- regnen
- saurer Regen
- Schneeregen
- Sprühregen
- Starkregen
Proper noun
Regen n (proper noun, genitive Regens or (optionally with an article) Regen)
- A town in Bavaria, Germany
Derived terms
- Regener
Proper noun
der Regen m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Regens)
- A river in Bavaria
Proper noun
Regen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Regens or (with an article) Regen, feminine genitive Regen, plural Regens or Regen)
- a surname
Further reading
- “Regen” in Duden online
- “Regen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Regen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Regen”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
German Low German
Noun
Regen m (no plural)
- Alternative form of Ręgen (rain)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Regin (Midlandsnormalen)
Etymology
From Old Norse Reginn, likely related to regin (“the gods, the powers”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²rɛː.ʝən/, /²rɛɪː.ən/, /²rɛː.ɡən/
Proper noun
Regen m
- (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf