rein

See also: Rein, reiñ, and rein-

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹeɪn/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪn
  • Homophones: rain, reign

Etymology 1

From Middle English rein, reyne, from Anglo-Norman reyne, from Old French resne (Modern French rêne), from Vulgar Latin *retina, from Classical Latin retineō (“to retain”), from re- + teneō.

Noun

rein (plural reins)

  1. A strap or rope attached to the bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.
  2. (figuratively) An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.
    • Milton
      Let their eyes rove without rein.
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Verb

rein (third-person singular simple present reins, present participle reining, simple past and past participle reined)

  1. To direct or stop a horse by using reins.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Chapman
      He mounts and reins his horse.
  2. To restrain; to control; to check.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Shakespeare
      Being once chafed, he cannot / Be reined again to temperance.
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Etymology 2

From Anglo-Norman reines, Middle French reins, and their source, Latin rēnēs.

Noun

rein (plural reins)

  1. (now rare, archaic, chiefly in plural) A kidney.
  2. The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.
    • Bible, Proverbs xxiii. 16
      My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
    • Bible, Revelation ii. 23
      I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts.

Anagrams

Bavarian

Noun

rein

  1. (Timau) rain

References

  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch reini, rēni, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

rein (comparative reiner, superlative reinst)

  1. (formal) clean, spotless
  2. pure, sheer

Inflection

Inflection of rein
uninflected rein
inflected reine
comparative reiner
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial reinreinerhet reinst
het reinste
indefinite m./f. sing. reinereinerereinste
n. sing. reinreinerreinste
plural reinereinerereinste
definite reinereinerereinste
partitive reinsreiners—

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Finnish

Noun

rein

  1. Instructive plural form of reki.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Middle French rein, from Old French rein, from the plural reins, from Latin rēnes < rēn, from Proto-Italic *hrēn, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (“an internal part of the body”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛ̃/
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Noun

rein m (plural reins)

  1. (anatomy) kidney
  2. (in the plural) small of the back, waist

Further reading

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaɪn/
  • Homophone: Rhein
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Etymology 1

From Old High German reini, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *króy-n-is, from *krey- (“divide, sift”). Cognate with Old Saxon hreni, (Low German ren), Dutch rein, Old Norse hreinn (Swedish ren), Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “separate, decide, judge”) Old Irish criathar, English riddle (“sieve”).

Adjective

rein (comparative reiner, superlative am reinsten)

  1. pure, clear, plain
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 24/2010, page 131:
      Natürlich ist eine Weltmeisterschaft kein reines Sportevent mehr, sie ist sicher auch ein bisschen Welt- und Entwicklungspolitik.
      Of course, a world championship is no longer a pure sports event, it surely is also a bit of world and development politics.
Declension
Comparative forms of rein
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist reiner sie ist reiner es ist reiner sie sind reiner
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative reinerer reinere reineres reinere
genitive reineren reinerer reineren reinerer
dative reinerem reinerer reinerem reineren
accusative reineren reinere reineres reinere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der reinere die reinere das reinere die reineren
genitive des reineren der reineren des reineren der reineren
dative dem reineren der reineren dem reineren den reineren
accusative den reineren die reinere das reinere die reineren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein reinerer eine reinere ein reineres (keine) reineren
genitive eines reineren einer reineren eines reineren (keiner) reineren
dative einem reineren einer reineren einem reineren (keinen) reineren
accusative einen reineren eine reinere ein reineres (keine) reineren

Adverb

rein

  1. purely
    Unsere Beziehung ist rein platonisch.
    Our relationship is purely platonic.

Etymology 2

Contraction of herein (“in here”), or hinein (“in there”).

Adverb

rein

  1. (colloquial) inside, in here
    Er kommt jetzt rein. ― He's coming inside now.
  2. (colloquial) inside, in there
    Er geht rein zu den andern. ― He's going inside to the other people.
Usage notes

The standard language distinguishes the meanings of hinein (“in there: away from the speaker”) and herein (“in here: towards the speaker”). Rein is used for both meanings.

Synonyms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreiːn/
  • Rhymes: -eiːn

Noun

rein f (genitive singular reinar, nominative plural reinar)

  1. strip (of land)

Declension

Derived terms

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French rein.

Noun

rein m (plural reins)

  1. (anatomy) kidney

Descendants

Norman

Etymology

From Old French rein, reins, from Latin rēn, rēnes.

Noun

rein m (plural reins)

  1. (Jersey, anatomy) kidney

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rejn/, [ɾæɪ̯n]
  • Homophone: regn

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hreinn

Alternative forms

Adjective

rein (neuter singular reint, definite singular and plural reine, comparative reinere, indefinite superlative reinest, definite superlative reineste)

  1. clean
  2. pure

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hreinn

Noun

rein m (definite singular reinen, indefinite plural reiner, definite plural reinene)

  1. a reindeer
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ræɪn/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hreinn

Adjective

rein (neuter singular reint, definite singular and plural reine, comparative reinare, indefinite superlative reinast, definite superlative reinaste)

  1. clean
  2. pure

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hreinn

Noun

rein m (definite singular reinen, indefinite plural reinar, definite plural reinane)

  1. a reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
    • 1855, Ivar Aasen, Ervingen:
      […] renna i Kapp med Reinen, um Raasi er tung og vaat: Dat maa ein Galning vera, som so vil fara aat.
      To race against the reindeer, if the road is soggy and wet: It must be a madman who wants to act like that.
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Old French

Etymology 1

First attested in the plural as reins, from Latin rēnes, plural of the almost unused rēn.

Alternative forms

Noun

rein m (oblique plural reinz, nominative singular reinz, nominative plural rein)

  1. (anatomy) kidney
  2. (in the plural, reins) small of the back, lower back
Descendants

Etymology 2

See rien

Noun

rein f (oblique plural reinz, nominative singular rein, nominative plural reinz)

  1. Alternative form of rien

Volapük

Noun

rein (plural reins)

  1. rain

Declension

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian, from Proto-Germanic *regnaz. Compare English rain, Low German Ręgen, Dutch regen, German Regen, Danish regn.

Noun

rein

  1. rain
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