Rhein

See also: rhein

German

Alternative forms

Rein (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German Rīn, from Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn (“the river Rhine”). The spelling with Rh- after Latin Rhenus, itself possibly a Hellenizing form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁaɪ̯n/
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Homophones: Rain, rein
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Proper noun

der Rhein m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rheins or des Rheines)

Rhine (a major river in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea)
Meronyms: Alpenrhein, Hochrhein, Oberrhein, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Deltarhein

Derived terms

Related terms

Rheinmaasländisch (subst.) / rheinmaasländisch (adj.)

Descendants

→ Russian: Рейн (Rejn)
→ Chinese: → 萊茵／莱茵 (Láiyīn) (transliteration)

Further reading

Rhein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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