regn

Bavarian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German regen (“to make protrude, to erect, to excite, to move”), effective of ragen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreːŋ/, /ˈre̞ːŋ/
• Hyphenation: regn
• Homophone: Regn

Verb

regn (past participle gregt)

1. (transitive) to move (a small amount or unconsciously)
2. (reflexive) to move

Conjugation

Synonyms

• bewegn
• riarn

Derived terms

• åregn
• aufregn
• oregn

Etymology 2

From Middle High German regen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Alternative forms

• Regn

Noun

regn

1. (Sappada, Sauris) rain

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

regn c (singular definite regnen, not used in plural form)

1. rain

Verb

regn

1. imperative of regne

References

• “regn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɛkn/

  Rhymes: -ɛkn

Noun

regn n (genitive singular regns, uncountable)

1. rain

Declension

Icelandic

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:

regn

Wikipedia ^is

Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛkn/

  Rhymes: -ɛkn

Noun

regn n (genitive singular regns, no plural)

1. rain

Declension

Synonyms

• (rain): rigning

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

regn

Wikipedia ^no

Pronunciation

• (Riksmål-influenced) IPA^(key): /ɾæɪ̯n/
• (influenced by Norwegian dialects, sometimes considered as colloquial) IPA^(key): /reɡn/,
• Homophone: rein

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse regn n; common pronunciation is from Danish regn c

Noun

regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

1. rain

Derived terms

Related terms

• regne

Etymology 2

Verb

regn

1. imperative of regne

References

• “regn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

regn

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną of unclear origin. Akin to English rain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛɡn/

Noun

regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)

1. rain

Derived terms

See also

• torevatn

Verb

regn

1. imperative of regna
2. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) Alternative form of regna (“to rain”)

References

• “regn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• rēn, reġen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *regn (changed to masculine), from Proto-Germanic *regną (neuter).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rejn/

Noun

reġn m

1. rain

Declension

Derived terms

• morgenreġn (“morning rain”)
• reġnboga (“rainbow”)
• reġndropa (“raindrop”)
• reġniġ (“rainy”)
• reġnlīċ (“rainy”)
• reġnsċūr (“rain shower”)
• reġnwæter (“rainwater”)
• reġnwyrm (“earthworm”)
• riġnan (“to rain”)

Descendants

• Middle English: ren, reȝn, reyn, rein
  • English: rain
  • Scots: rayn, rane
  • Yola: rhyne

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *regną. Cognate with Old English reġn (English rain), Old Saxon regan (Low German Ręgen), Old Dutch regan (Dutch regen), Old High German regan (German Regen), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign).

Noun

regn n

1. rain

Descendants

• Icelandic: regn
• Faroese: regn
• Norn: regen
• Norwegian Bokmål: regn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: regn
  • Russenorsk: regel
• Old Swedish: ræghn
  • Swedish: regn
• Danish: regn c
• Gutnish: regn

References

• “regn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French règne, from Latin regnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡn/

Noun

regn n (plural regnuri)

1. regnum

Declension

Further reading

• regn in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ræghn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną, from Proto-Indo-European *rek-, *reg-, *reḱ-, *reǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛŋn/

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Noun

regn n

1. (countable and uncountable) rain

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• regn in Svensk ordbok.
• regn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• gren