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Reigen
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German
Alternative forms
de Reihen
Etymology
Borrowed in the 19th century from de gmh reige, an alternative form of gmh reie, itself perhaps a borrowing of de fro raie; replaced inherited de Reihen.23 Reigen 676
Pronunciation
de /ˈʁaɪ̯ɡən/
de De-Reigen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aɪ̯ɡən
Noun
m
a round dance; roundelay
de Der Tod in Venedig Thomas Mann 1912 49 2025 Aber köstlich war auch der Abend, wenn die Pflanzen des Parks balsamisch dufteten, die Gestirne droben ihren Reigen schritten und das Murmeln des umnachteten Meeres, leise heraufdringend, die Seele besprach. But the evening was also delightful when the plants of the park gave their balmy scent, when the stars up there did their steps in the roundelay, and when the murmur of the darkened sea slowly soaring upwarts spoke directly to the soul.
de figuratively an assortment, a potpourri
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Kandidatenreigen
de Kinderreigen
de Liederreigen
de Reigentanz
References
Further reading
de Dance