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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Reensterzyl in 1527. Borrowed from West Frisian Rien, derived in turn from a hydronym derived from Proto-Germanic *raino (“boundary, border”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rin/
- Hyphenation: Rien
- Rhymes: -in
Proper noun
Rien n
- A village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian rein, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.
Noun
Rien m
- rain
Derived terms