*regną
Runic: ᚱᛖᚷᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈreɣ.nɑ̃/noun · neuter · a-stem
Meanings
rain
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵʰ-no-s, from a root *Hreǵʰ- (‘to flow water’). May be cognate with Latin rigō (‘to irrigate, moisten’) and particularly Albanian rrjedh (‘to flow’), but this is uncertain.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | regną | regnō |
| Acc. | regną | regnō |
| Gen. | regnas, rignis | regnǫ̂ |
| Dat. | regnai | regnamaz |
| Inst. | regnō | regnamiz |
| Voc. | regną | regnō |
Descendants
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*regn (Proto-West Germanic)
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regan (Old Dutch)
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rēgen (Middle Dutch)
- raenger (Limburgish)
- rin, rein (West Flemish)
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rēgen (Middle Dutch)
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regan (Old Dutch)
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*regn (Proto-West Germanic)
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regan (Old Dutch)
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rēgen (Middle Dutch)
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regen (Dutch)
- reën (Afrikaans)
- regen, regn, rign, regon (Negerhollands)
- regen, ragin (Skepi Creole Dutch)
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regen (Dutch)
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rēgen (Middle Dutch)
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regan (Old Dutch)
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*regn (Proto-West Germanic)
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reġn, rēn, reġen (Old English)
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reyn, rain, rayn, rayne, rein, reine, reigne, ren, ræin, reȝȝn (Middle English)
- rain (English)
- rain (Scots)
- rhyne, ryne (Yola)
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reyn, rain, rayn, rayne, rein, reine, reigne, ren, ræin, reȝȝn (Middle English)
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reġn, rēn, reġen (Old English)
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*regn (Proto-West Germanic)
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rein (Old Frisian)
- ? (North Frisian)
- Rien (Saterland Frisian)
- rein (West Frisian)
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rein (Old Frisian)
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*regn (Proto-West Germanic)
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regan, regin (Old High German)
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rëgen (Middle High German)
- ? (Alemannic German)
- Regn (Bavarian)
- Rään (Central Franconian)
- ? (East Central German)
- Regen (German)
- Raje, Raane, Räje, Rääche, Rään, Rääne, Rääsche, Reche, Ree, Reen, Reesche, Reje, Resche, Riin (Rhine Franconian)
- רעגן (regn) (Yiddish)
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rëgen (Middle High German)
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regan, regin (Old High German)
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*regn (Proto-West Germanic)
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regan, regin (Old Saxon)
- Reen (Transylvanian Saxon)
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regan, regin (Old Saxon)
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*regn (Proto-West Germanic)
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regan, regin (Old Saxon)
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rēgen (Middle Low German)
- Regen (German Low German)
- Räajen (Plautdietsch)
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rēgen (Middle Low German)
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regan, regin (Old Saxon)
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regn (Old Norse)
- regn (Faroese)
- regn (Gutnish)
- regn (Icelandic)
- regen (Norn)
- regn (Norwegian Bokmål)
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regn (Old Norse)
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regn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- regel (Russenorsk)
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regn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
-
regn (Old Norse)
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ræghn (Old Danish)
- regn (Danish)
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ræghn (Old Danish)
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regn (Old Norse)
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ræghn (Old Swedish)
- regn (Swedish)
-
ræghn (Old Swedish)