regnen

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈreŋ.nən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈreŋ.nen]

regnen

1. third-person plural present indicative of regnar

regnen c

1. definite singular of regn

From Middle High German regenen, from Old High German reganōn, derived from the noun at hand in modern Regen (“rain”). Cognate with Hunsrik rehne.

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

1. (chiefly impersonal) to rain

• 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.

• Regen m
• kübeln

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

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

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

• English: reign

regnen

1. definite plural of regn

• genren, grenen, negern