Reigen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed in the 19th century from Middle High German reige, an alternative form of reie, itself perhaps a borrowing of Old French raie; replaced inherited Reihen.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯ɡən/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡən

Noun

Reigen m (strong, genitive Reigens, plural Reigen)

  1. a round dance; roundelay
  2. (figuratively) an assortment, a potpourri

Declension
Declension of Reigen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reigen die Reigen
genitive eines des Reigens der Reigen
dative einem dem Reigen den Reigen
accusative einen den Reigen die Reigen

Derived terms
  • Kandidatenreigen
  • Kinderreigen
  • Liederreigen
  • Reigentanz

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Reigen”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 676

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