regnen
Catalan
Danish
German
Etymology
From Middle High German regenen, from Old High German reganōn, derived from the noun at hand in modern Regen (“rain”). Cognate with Hunsrik rehne.
Pronunciation
- 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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Verb
regnen (weak, third-person singular present regnet, past tense regnete, past participle geregnet, auxiliary haben)
- (chiefly impersonal) to rain
Usage notes
- 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.
Conjugation
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Related terms
- Regen m
- kübeln
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman regner, from Old French reignier.
Verb
regnen (third-person singular simple present regneth, present participle regnende, regnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle regned)
Descendants
- English: reign
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