Rin
See also: Appendix:Variations of "rin"
Aromanian
See also
- Bubushtitse
- Ghiat
- Cãlez
- Dhuxat
- Chisturat / Chiãsturat
- Nãcove / Nucove
- Lungirii / Lungerii
- Tãpove / Tupove
- Sue
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Celtic. Utimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riːn/
Usage notes
- Attested twice showing masculine gender, once showing feminine gender. This agrees variously with German Rhein, which is masculine, and Icelandic Rín, which is feminine.
- As with all river names, Rīn is used without a definite article: be ēastan Rīne = "to the east of the Rhine."
Declension
- masculine
Declension of Rin (strong a-stem)
- feminine
Descendants
- English: Rhine
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “Rīn”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Spanish
Further reading
- “Rin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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