regnig

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *regnag, *rignīg, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz. Equivalent to reġn +‎ -iġ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrej.nij/

Adjective

reġniġ

  1. rainy

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: reyny, rayne, raynee, rayny, reiny, reyni
    • English: rainy
    • Scots: rainy

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish räghnogher, reghnogher, from Old Norse *regnugr, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (rainy), equivalent to regn +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²rɛŋːnɪɡ/

Adjective

regnig (comparative regnigare, superlative regnigast)

  1. rainy

Inflection

Inflection of regnig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular regnig regnigare regnigast
neuter singular regnigt regnigare regnigast
plural regniga regnigare regnigast
masculine plural2 regnige regnigare regnigast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 regnige regnigare regnigaste
all regniga regnigare regnigaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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