rijn

See also: Rijn

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riːn/

Noun

rijn m

  1. Rhine (a river)

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative rijn rine
accusative rijn rine
genitive rijns rine
dative rine rinen

Descendants

  • Dutch: Rijn
  • Limburgish: Rien

Further reading

  • “rijn”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “rijn (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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