rinnen

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word rinnen. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word rinnen, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say rinnen in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word rinnen you have here. The definition of the word rinnen will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofrinnen, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Rinnen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rinnen, from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Verb

rinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present rinnt, past tense rann, past participle geronnen, past subjunctive ränne or rönne, auxiliary sein)

  1. to flow
    Der Schweiß rinnt ihm über die Stirn.
    Sweat runs down his forehead.
    Der Wasserhahn rinnt.
    The tap is dripping.
  2. to leak
  3. to run
    Der Reis rann aus der Packung.
    The rice ran out of the pack.
  4. to trickle

Conjugation

Further reading

  • rinnen” in Duden online
  • rinnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.

Verb

rinnen

  1. to flow, to stream, to run
  2. to run, to move quickly
  3. to move generally
  4. to coagulate

Inflection

Conjugation of rinnen (strong class 3)
infinitive base form rinnen
genitive rinnens
dative rinnene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular rinne ran rinne ronne
2nd person singular rins, rinnes rons, ronnes rins, rinnes ronnes
3rd person singular rint, rinnet ran rinne ronne
1st person plural rinnen ronnen rinnen ronnen
2nd person plural rint, rinnet ront, ronnet rint, rinnet ronnet
3rd person plural rinnen ronnen rinnen ronnen
imperative
singular rin, rinne
plural rint, rinnet
present past
participle rinnende geronnen

Descendants

  • Dutch: rinnen (obsolete), rennen
  • Limburgish: rinne, rènne

Further reading

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈrɪnnən/

Verb

rinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present rinnet, past tense ran, past participle gerunnen, past subjunctive rünne, auxiliary sīn)

  1. (of fluids) to run, flow
    Synonym: vlieȥen
  2. (of living beings) to run
    Synonyms: rennen, loufen

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “rinnen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel