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regnen

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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regnen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of regnar

Danish

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Noun

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regnen c

  1. definite singular of regn

German

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Etymology

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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

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  • 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

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

  1. (chiefly impersonal) to rain

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Further reading

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

Middle English

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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

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  • English: reign

Swedish

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Noun

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regnen

  1. definite plural of regn

Anagrams

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