Ren

Ren

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ren"

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛn/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Ren

  1. (informal) Clipping of Renaissance, particularly in the context of Renaissance fairs.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese (Rèn), an ancient surname also used as an adjective meaning "pregnant". Doublet of Jen.

Proper noun

Ren

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Ren in the 16th century. Potentially derived from Middle Dutch renne (coop).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ren
  • Rhymes: -ɛn
  • Homophone: ren

Proper noun

Ren n

  1. a hamlet in Gemert-Bakel, North Brabant, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology 1

From Early Modern German reen, ultimately from Old Norse hreinn (compare Swedish ren, Danish ren, Norwegian Nynorsk rein), from Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, most likely from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (head, top; horn) as in “horned animal”, thus distantly related to Hirsch, Hornisse, Rind as well as Hirn, Horn. The compound Rentier (corresponding to English reindeer) is more commonly used.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁeːn/, (rare) /ʁɛn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːn, -ɛn

Noun

Ren n (strong, genitive Rens or Renes, plural Rene or Rens)

  1. reindeer
    Synonym: Rentier
Declension

Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Latin rēn.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʁeːn/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -eːn

    Noun

    Ren m (strong, genitive Rens, plural Renes)

    1. (medicine, technical) kidney
      Synonym: (normal register) Niere
    Declension

    Further reading

    • Ren”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)
    • Ren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • Ren” in Duden online
    • Ren on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

    References

    1. ^ Ren”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)

    Japanese

    Romanization

    Ren

    1. Rōmaji transcription of れん

    Occitan

    Proper noun

    Ren m

    1. Rhine (a river in Europe)

    Derived terms

    Polish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from German Rhein, from Middle High German, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from a Pre-Celtic or Proto-Celtic *Reinos; one of a class of river names built from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (to move, flow, run).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈrɛn/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛn
    • Syllabification: Ren
    • Homophone: ren

    Proper noun

    Ren m inan

    1. Rhine (a river in Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Germany and the Netherlands)

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjective
    • reński

    Further reading

    • Ren”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • Ren”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[4] (in Polish)

    Turkish

    Proper noun

    Ren

    1. Rhine (European river)

    Derived terms