Regen

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See also: regen, régen, and Ręgen

German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreːɡən/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: Re‧gen

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

Regen m (strong, genitive Regens, plural Regen)

  1. rain
Usage notes

The plural form is seldom used.

Declension
Declension of Regen
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
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Etymology 2

The river name is the oldest, attested in Latin sources as Regana, Reganum, or Reganus, of unknown further ancestry.

Proper noun

der Regen m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Regens)

  1. A river in Bavaria
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Proper noun

Regen n (proper noun, genitive Regens or (optionally with an article) Regen)

  1. A town and rural district of Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Derived terms

Proper noun

Regen m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Regens or (with an article) Regen, feminine genitive Regen, plural Regens or Regen)

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

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German Low German

Noun

Regen m (no plural)

  1. Alternative form of Ręgen (rain)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf
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