Ren
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛn/
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Ren
- (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 妊 (Rèn), an ancient surname also used as an adjective meaning "pregnant". Doublet of Jen.
Proper noun
Ren
- 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
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)
Declension
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁeːn/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eːn
Noun
Ren m (strong, genitive Rens, plural Renes)
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
Japanese
Romanization
Ren
Occitan
Proper noun
Ren m
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
- Rhine (a river in Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Germany and the Netherlands)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ren |
| genitive | Renu |
| dative | Renowi |
| accusative | Ren |
| instrumental | Renem |
| locative | Renie |
| vocative | Renie |
Derived terms
- 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
- Rhine (European river)