Rhenish
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English
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Etymology
From Rhine + -ish (with the first element taking a Latinate form; see Rhēnus).
Pronunciation
Adjective
Rhenish (comparative more Rhenish, superlative most Rhenish)
Synonyms
- (uncommon) Rhenian, Rhenic, Rhenane
- (region-related) Rhinelandic
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to the river Rhine
Noun
Rhenish (uncountable)
- A wine from the area around the Rhine.
- He insists on drinking Rhenish from a stein!
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: (Second Quarto), London: I R for N L , published 1604, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
- A peſtilence on him for a madde rogue, a pourd a flagon of Reniſh on my head once; […]
- The linguistic varieties spoken in the Rhineland, a continuum between traditional dialects and regional forms of Standard German.
- Synonym: Rhinelandic
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Further reading
Rhinelandic regiolect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
