Rhein
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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German Rīn, from Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn (“the river Rhine”). The spelling with Rh- after Latin Rhenus, itself possibly a Hellenizing form.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
der Rhein m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rheins or des Rheines)
- Rhine (a major river in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea)
- Meronyms: Alpenrhein, Hochrhein, Oberrhein, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Deltarhein
Derived terms
Related terms
- Rheinmaasländisch (subst.) / rheinmaasländisch (adj.)
Descendants
Further reading
Rhein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
