Rijn
Dutch
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) Rhijn
Etymology
From Middle Dutch rijn, from Old Dutch *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from a Celtic language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛin/
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Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛin
- Hyphenation: Rijn
Proper noun
Rijn m
- the Rhine.
- 1874, Tony, Twee reisnovellen van den Rijn, W.C. de Graaff, [https://books.google.nl/books?id=3oFVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA52&printsec=frontcover&hl=nl&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false|page 52]:
- Wie op den Rijn per stoomboot reist, moet veel lodderige lonken kunnen afzien, […]
- 1874, Tony, Twee reisnovellen van den Rijn, W.C. de Graaff, [https://books.google.nl/books?id=3oFVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA52&printsec=frontcover&hl=nl&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false|page 52]:
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