Ren

English

Proper noun

Ren

1. (informal, in combination) Clipping of Renaissance.

Usage notes

• Only used in certain compounds in the context of Renaissance fairs.

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ren in the 16th century. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch renne (“coop”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛn/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ren
• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Homophone: ren

Proper noun

Ren n

1. A hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology 1

From Early Modern German reen, ultimately from Old Norse hreinn (compare Swedish ren, Danish ren, Norwegian Nynorsk rein), from Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, most likely from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“head, top; horn”) as in “horned animal”, thus distantly related to Hirsch, Hornisse, Rind as well as Hirn, Horn. The compound Rentier (corresponding to English reindeer) is more commonly used.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁeːn/, (rare) /ʁɛn/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eːn, -ɛn

Noun

Ren n (strong, genitive Rens or Renes, plural Rene or Rens)

1. reindeer

   Synonym: Rentier

Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁeːn/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

Ren m (strong, genitive Rens, plural Renes)

1. (medicine, technical) kidney

   Synonym: (normal register) Niere

Declension

Further reading

• “Ren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Ren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Ren” in Duden online
• Ren on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

References

Japanese

Romanization

Ren

1. Rōmaji transcription of れん

Occitan

Occitan Wikipedia has an article on:

Ren (fluvi)

Wikipedia ^oc

Proper noun

Ren m

1. Rhine (a river in Europe)

Derived terms

• Bas Ren
• Naut Ren

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Ren

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rhein, from Middle High German, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from a Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic *Reinos; one of a class of river names built from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to move, flow, run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛn/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Syllabification: Ren
• Homophone: ren

Proper noun

Ren m inan

1. Rhine (a river in Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Germany, and the Netherlands)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• Ren in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Ren in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Proper noun

Ren

1. Rhine (European river)

Derived terms

• Ren geyiği