Reigen
German
Alternative forms
- Reihen
Etymology
Borrowed in the 19th century from Middle High German reige, an alternative form of reie, itself perhaps a borrowing of Old French raie; replaced inherited Reihen.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯ɡən/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡən
Noun
Reigen m (strong, genitive Reigens, plural Reigen)
- a round dance; roundelay
- (figuratively) an assortment, a potpourri
Declension
Declension of Reigen [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Reigen | die | Reigen |
genitive | eines | des | Reigens | der | Reigen |
dative | einem | dem | Reigen | den | Reigen |
accusative | einen | den | Reigen | die | Reigen |
Derived terms
- Kandidatenreigen
- Kinderreigen
- Liederreigen
- Reigentanz
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1995), “Reigen”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 676
Further reading
- “Reigen” in Duden online