rêne

See also: rene, Rene, rené, réne, René, and Réné

French

Etymology

From Old French resne, from Vulgar Latin *retina, from Latin retineō. Compare Italian redine, Catalan regna, Spanish rienda, Portuguese rédea, Galician renda.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁɛn/
Rhymes: -ɛn
Homophones: Rennes, renne, reines, reine, rênes

Noun

rêne f (plural rênes)

rein (strap or rope used to control an animal)
(figuratively) power over something.

Further reading

“rêne” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

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