reden

See also: Reden

Cornish

Noun

reden f (singulative redenen)

  1. ferns

Danish

Noun

reden c

  1. singular definite of rede

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːdən
  • audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈreːdə(n)/

Etymology 1

Noun

reden f (plural redenen, diminutive redentje n)

  1. reason, ground
    Om een of andere reden - For some reason
  2. rescue
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

reden m (plural redens)

  1. (mathematics) proportion
    Synonym: verhouding

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch rêden (“to ready”).

Verb

reden

  1. (nautical) to equip (a ship)
  2. (by extension) to equip, fit, supply with (something with a supplemental tool)
    Synonym: uitrusten
Inflection
Inflection of reden (weak)
infinitive reden
past singular reedde
past participle gereed
infinitive reden
gerund reden n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular reedreedde
2nd person sing. (jij) reedtreedde
2nd person sing. (u) reedtreedde
2nd person sing. (gij) reedtreedde
3rd person singular reedtreedde
plural redenreedden
subjunctive sing.1 redereedde
subjunctive plur.1 redenreedden
imperative sing. reed
imperative plur.1 reedt
participles redendgereed
1) Archaic.

Etymology 4

See etymology on the main entry.

Noun

reden

  1. Plural form of rede

Verb

reden

  1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of rijden

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German reden, from Old High German redōn, rediōn (“to speak”), a derivative of reda, redia (“speech, word, opinion, view, mind”), from Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ, *raþjō (“accountability, speech”). See Rede.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːdən/, [ˈʁeːdən], [ˈʁeːdn̩]
  • audio (Austria)(file)
  • Homophones: Reden, Reeden

Verb

reden (third-person singular simple present redet, past tense redete, past participle geredet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to speak; to talk

Usage notes

  • In formal standard German, reden is used alongside the more common sprechen. In the vernacular, reden is generally preferred, particularly in the southern half of the language area, but also in the north.

Conjugation

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

Verb

rêden

  1. to ready, to get ready
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

rēden

  1. (rare) to speak
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • “reden (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “reden (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “reden (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “reden (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English rǣdan (“to advise, read”), from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to advise, counsel”). Cognate with Danish råde, Dutch raden, German raten, Swedish råda. The development from ‘advise, interpret’ to ‘interpret letters, read’ is unique to English.

Verb

reden (past redde, past participle red or rad)

  1. to counsel, advise
  2. to study
  3. to read

Descendants

Swedish

Noun

reden

  1. indefinite plural of rede
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