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Rhein
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rhein
German
Alternative forms
de Rein obsolete
Etymology
de ine-pro *h₃reyH-
de gem-pro cel-gau cel-pro
From de gmh Rīn, from de goh Rīn, from de gmw-pro *Rīn the river Rhine. The spelling with Rh- after la Rhenus, itself possibly a Hellenizing form.
Pronunciation
de /ʁaɪ̯n/
de De-Rhein.ogg
de Rain rein
de aɪ̯n 1
Proper noun
m,s:es.sg.article
de major river c/Switzerland,Liechtenstein,Austria,Germany,France,Netherlands emptying into the North Sea Rhine
de Alpenrhein Hochrhein Oberrhein Mittelrhein Niederrhein Deltarhein
de 1840 w:Nikolaus Becker w:Robert Schumann Der deutsche Rhein Sie sollen ihn nicht haben, / Den freien deutschen Rhein, / Bis seine Fluth begraben / Des letzten Mann’s Gebein. They shall not have him, / The free German Rhine, / Until his flood has covered / The last man's bones.
Derived terms
de rheinisch Rheinland Mittelrhein Niederrhein Nordrhein Oberrhein Rheinbrücke Rhein-Erft-Kreis Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Rhein-Kreis Neuss Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Rheingau
Related terms
de Rheinmaasländisch subst. / de rheinmaasländisch adj.
Descendants
ru Рейн 1
zh 萊茵 Láiyīn 1
Further reading
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