rinnen

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

Related terms

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

Strong class 3
Infinitive rinnen
3rd sg. past ran
3rd pl. past ronnen
Past participle geronnen
Infinitive rinnen
In genitive rinnens
In dative rinnene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular rinne ran
2nd singular rins, rinnes rons, ronnes
3rd singular rint, rinnet ran
1st plural rinnen ronnen
2nd plural rint, rinnet ront, ronnet
3rd plural rinnen ronnen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular rinne ronne
2nd singular rins, rinnes ronnes
3rd singular rinne ronne
1st plural rinnen ronnen
2nd plural rint, rinnet ronnet
3rd plural rinnen ronnen
Imperative Present
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.

Verb

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

  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