regnen

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

regnen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of regnar

Danish

Noun

regnen c

  1. definite singular of regn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German regenen, from Old High German reganōn, derived from the noun at hand in modern Regen (rain). Cognate with Hunsrik rehne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeː.ɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːk.nən/ (most common)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːç.nən/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
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Verb

regnen (weak, third-person singular present regnet, past tense regnete, past participle geregnet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (chiefly impersonal) to rain

Usage notes

  • Chiefly used impersonally with es in the same way as in English ‘it rains’. Other forms are uncommon and sometimes proscribed, but are used; for examples, see the citations page.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • regnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • regnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • regnen” in Duden online
  • regnen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman regner, from Old French reignier.

Verb

regnen (third-person singular simple present regneth, present participle regnende, regnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle regned)

  1. to reign; to rule

Descendants

  • English: reign

Swedish

Noun

regnen

  1. definite plural of regn

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