"Rhein" meaning in German

See Rhein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʁaɪ̯n/ Audio: De-Rhein.ogg Forms: der Rhein [canonical, masculine], des Rheins [definite, genitive], des Rheines [definite, genitive]
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n Etymology: From Middle High German Rīn, from Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn (“the river Rhine”). The spelling with Rh- after Latin Rhenus, itself possibly a Hellenizing form. Etymology templates: {{root|de|ine-pro|*h₃reyH-}}, {{dercat|de|gem-pro|cel-gau|cel-pro}}, {{inh|de|gmh|Rīn}} Middle High German Rīn, {{inh|de|goh|Rīn}} Old High German Rīn, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*Rīn|t=the river Rhine}} Proto-West Germanic *Rīn (“the river Rhine”), {{m+|la|Rhenus}} Latin Rhenus Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,s:es.sg.article}} der Rhein m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rheins or des Rheines)
  1. Rhine (a major river in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea) Tags: definite, proper-noun, strong, usually Categories (place): Places in Austria, Places in France, Places in Germany, Places in Liechtenstein, Places in Switzerland, Places in the Netherlands, Rivers in Austria, Rivers in France, Rivers in Germany, Rivers in Liechtenstein, Rivers in Switzerland, Rivers in the Netherlands Synonyms: Rein [obsolete] Related terms: Rheinmaasländisch [noun], rheinmaasländisch [adjective]

Inflected forms

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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Рейн (Rejn)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Рейн (Rejn)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese: → 萊茵/莱茵 (Láiyīn) (transliteration)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: → 萊茵/莱茵 (Láiyīn) (transliteration)"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    {
      "form": "der Rhein",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "des Rheins",
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        "definite",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "des Rheines",
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        "definite",
        "genitive"
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    }
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          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "place",
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            "Proper nouns",
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          "kind": "place",
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            "Proper nouns",
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            "Lemmas"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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            "Lemmas"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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            "Places",
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          "kind": "place",
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            "Places",
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            "Nouns",
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        },
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            "Terms by semantic function",
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            "Nouns",
            "Nature",
            "Matter",
            "Lemmas",
            "Chemistry",
            "Sciences"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Rivers in the Netherlands",
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            "Rivers",
            "Places",
            "Bodies of water",
            "Names",
            "Landforms",
            "Water",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Earth",
            "Liquids",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Nature",
            "Matter",
            "Lemmas",
            "Chemistry",
            "Sciences"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Mittelrhein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Niederrhein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nordrhein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Oberrhein"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rhein-Erft-Kreis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rhein-Kreis Neuss"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rhein-Lahn-Kreis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rhein-Neckar-Kreis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rhein-Sieg-Kreis"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rheinbrücke"
        },
        {
          "word": "rheinisch"
        },
        {
          "word": "Rheinland"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Meronyms: Alpenrhein, Hochrhein, Oberrhein, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Deltarhein"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Rhine (a major river in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Rhein-de-name-bYsqO7F8",
      "links": [
        [
          "Rhine",
          "Rhine#English"
        ],
        [
          "Switzerland",
          "Switzerland#English"
        ],
        [
          "Liechtenstein",
          "Liechtenstein#English"
        ],
        [
          "Austria",
          "Austria#English"
        ],
        [
          "Germany",
          "Germany#English"
        ],
        [
          "France",
          "France#English"
        ],
        [
          "Netherlands",
          "Netherlands#English"
        ],
        [
          "North Sea",
          "North Sea"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "noun"
          ],
          "word": "Rheinmaasländisch"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "adjective"
          ],
          "word": "rheinmaasländisch"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "Rein"
        }
      ],
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        "definite",
        "proper-noun",
        "strong",
        "usually"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ʁaɪ̯n/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "Rain"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "rein"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ̯n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Rhein"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Mittelrhein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Niederrhein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nordrhein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oberrhein"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rhein-Erft-Kreis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rhein-Kreis Neuss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rhein-Lahn-Kreis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rhein-Neckar-Kreis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rhein-Sieg-Kreis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rheinbrücke"
    },
    {
      "word": "rheinisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rheinland"
    }
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        "masculine"
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    },
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      "word": "Rheinmaasländisch"
    },
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        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃reyH-",
        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms with homophones",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/aɪ̯n",
        "Rhymes:German/aɪ̯n/1 syllable",
        "de:Places in Austria",
        "de:Places in France",
        "de:Places in Germany",
        "de:Places in Liechtenstein",
        "de:Places in Switzerland",
        "de:Places in the Netherlands",
        "de:Rivers in Austria",
        "de:Rivers in France",
        "de:Rivers in Germany",
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        "de:Rivers in Switzerland",
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        {
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        }
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      ],
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          "Switzerland#English"
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          "Liechtenstein",
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          "Austria#English"
        ],
        [
          "Germany",
          "Germany#English"
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        [
          "France",
          "France#English"
        ],
        [
          "Netherlands",
          "Netherlands#English"
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        [
          "North Sea",
          "North Sea"
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      "ipa": "/ʁaɪ̯n/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "Rain"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "rein"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ̯n"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Rein"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Rhein"
}

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