regnen

regnen

1. third-person plural present indicative form of regnar

regnen c

1. singular definite of regn

From Middle High German regenen, from Old High German reganōn, derived from the noun at hand in modern Regen (“rain”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːɡnən/ (prescriptive standard)

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːknən/ (most common)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːçnən/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)

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regnen (third-person singular simple present regnet, past tense regnete, past participle geregnet, auxiliary haben)

1. (chiefly impersonal) to rain

• Chiefly used impersonally with es in the same way as in English ‘it rains’. Other forms are uncommon and sometimes proscribed, but are used; for examples, see the citations page.

• Regen m

• regnen in Duden online

Borrowed from Old French, Anglo-Norman regner.

regnen (third-person singular simple present regneth, present participle regnende, simple past and past participle regned)

1. to reign; to rule

• English: reign

regnen

1. definite plural of regn