Rin
See also: Appendix:Variations of "rin"
Aromanian
Proper noun
Rin f (definite articulation Rina)
Derived terms
See also
- Bubushtitse
- Ghiat
- Cãlez
- Dhuxat
- Chisturat / Chiãsturat
- Nãcove / Nucove
- Lungirii / Lungerii
- Tãpove / Tupove
- Sue
Catalan
Etymology
From Old High German Rīn, probably via French Rhin.
Proper noun
Rin m
Related terms
- renà
- Renània
Japanese
Romanization
Rin
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Celtic. Utimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riːn/
Proper noun
Rīn m or f
- the Rhine
Usage notes
- Attested twice showing masculine gender, once showing feminine gender. This agrees variously with German Rhein, which is masculine, and Icelandic Rín, which is feminine.
- As with all river names, Rīn is used without a definite article: be ēastan Rīne = "to the east of the Rhine."
Declension
- masculine
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Rīn | — |
| accusative | Rīn | — |
| genitive | Rīnes | — |
| dative | Rīne | — |
- feminine
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Rīn | — |
| accusative | Rīne | — |
| genitive | Rīne | — |
| dative | Rīne | — |
Descendants
- English: Rhine
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Rīn”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Spanish
Etymology
Proper noun
Rin m
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Rin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024