regn

regn

See also: regn- and règn

Bavarian

Noun

regn

1. (Sappada, Sauris) rain

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɑɪ̯ˀn]

Noun

regn c (singular definite regnen, not used in plural form)

1. rain

Verb

regn

1. imperative of regne

References

• “regn” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɛkn/

  Rhymes: -ɛkn

Noun

regn n (genitive singular regns, uncountable)

1. rain

Declension

Declension of regn (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	regn	regnið
accusative	regn	regnið
dative	regni	regninum
genitive	regns	regnsins

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛkn/

  Rhymes: -ɛkn

Noun

regn n (genitive singular regns, no plural)

1. rain

Declension

declension of regn

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	regn	regnið
accusative	regn	regnið
dative	regni	regninu
genitive	regns	regnsins

Synonyms

• (rain): rigning

Derived terms

Derived terms

• regnbogi
• regnkápa
• regnskógur
• regnstígvél

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡn/, [ɾɛŋn], [ɾæɪ̯n]
• Homophone: rein

Etymology 1

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Noun

regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

1. rain

Derived terms

Terms derived from regn

regnbue, regnboge regnbyge regndråpe regnfull regnskog

regnskur regnsky regnskyll regntid

regnvann regnvær småregn styrtregn

Related terms

• regne

Verb

regn

1. imperative of regne

References

• “regn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną. Akin to English rain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛɡn/

Noun

regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

1. rain

Derived terms

Terms derived from regn

regnboge regndrope regnfull

regnskog regnskur regnsky

regntid småregn styrtregn

Verb

regn

1. imperative of regna

References

• “regn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• rēn, reġen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *regn (changed to masculine), from Proto-Germanic *regną (neuter).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rejn/

Noun

reġn m

1. rain

Declension

Declension of regn (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	reġn	reġnas
accusative	reġn	reġnas
genitive	reġnes	reġna
dative	reġne	reġnum

Derived terms

• morgenreġn (“morning rain”)
• reġnboga (“rainbow”)
• reġndropa (“raindrop”)
• reġniġ (“rainy”)
• reġnlīċ (“rainy”)
• reġnsċūr (“rain shower”)
• reġnwæter (“rainwater”)
• reġnwyrm (“earthworm”)
• riġnan (“to rain”)

Descendants

• Middle English: ren, reȝn, reyn, rein
  • English: rain
  • Scots: rayn, rane
  • Yola: rhyne

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *regną. Cognate with Old English reġn (English rain), Old Saxon regan (Low German Ręgen), Old Dutch regan (Dutch regen), Old High German regan (German Regen), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign).

Noun

regn n

1. rain

Descendants

• Icelandic: regn
• Faroese: regn
• Norn: regen
• Norwegian Bokmål: regn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: regn
• Westrobothnian: rägn, rängen, regen, reän
• Old Swedish: ræghn
  • Swedish: regn
• Danish: regn
• Gutnish: regn

References

• “regn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Romanian

Etymology

From French règne, from Latin regnum.

Noun

regn n (plural regnuri)

1. regnum

Declension

Declension of regn

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) regn	regnul	(niște) regnuri	regnurile
genitive/dative	(unui) regn	regnului	(unor) regnuri	regnurilor
vocative	regnule		regnurilor

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ræghn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną, from Proto-Indo-European *rek-, *reg-, *reḱ-, *reǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛŋn/

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Noun

regn n

1. (countable and uncountable) rain

Declension

Declension of regn
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	regn	regnet	regn	regnen
Genitive	regns	regnets	regns	regnens

Related terms

Related terms

• dugga
• duggregna
• duggregn
• dyngsur
• monsunregn
• plaskvåt
• regna
• regndroppe
• regnig
• regnjacka
• regnmoln
• regnperiod
• regnställ
• regnvatten
• regnvåt
• skvala
• småskvätta
• småstänka
• sommarregn
• spöregna
• åskregn
• ösregna

Further reading

• regn in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• gren