regen
English
Noun
regen (countable and uncountable, plural regens)
- (informal) Clipping of regeneration.
- (countable) A regenerative radio receiver.
- (uncountable, rail transport, automotive) Short for regenerative braking.
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreː.ɣə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: re‧gen
- Rhymes: -eːɣən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch rēgen, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, frmo Proto-Germanic *regną.
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German regen (“to make protrude, to erect, to excite, to move”), causative of ragen.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
regen (weak, third-person singular present regt, past tense regte, past participle geregt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | regen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | regend | ||||
past participle | geregt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich rege | wir regen | i | ich rege | wir regen |
du regst | ihr regt | du regest | ihr reget | ||
er regt | sie regen | er rege | sie regen | ||
preterite | ich regte | wir regten | ii | ich regte1 | wir regten1 |
du regtest | ihr regtet | du regtest1 | ihr regtet1 | ||
er regte | sie regten | er regte1 | sie regten1 | ||
imperative | reg (du) rege (du) |
regt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German rēgenen, from the noun Regen, from Old Saxon regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn. Cognate with English rain, Dutch regenen.
Verb
regen (past singular regen, past participle regent, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (impersonal) to rain
Conjugation
infinitive | regen | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | regen | regen |
2nd person singular | regens(t) | regens(t) |
3rd person singular | regen(t) | regen |
plural | regent, regenen | reegnen, regen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | regen(e) | |
plural | regent | |
participle | present | past |
regen | (e)regent, geregent | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “reghen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “regen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈrɛɡɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈreːɡɛn/, /ˈrɛɡɛn/