Catalan

Verb

regnen

1. third-person plural present indicative form of regnar

Danish

Noun

regnen c

1. singular definite of regn

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːgnən/ (official standard)

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

Verb

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

1. (chiefly impersonal) to rain

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

Related terms

• Regen m

Middle English

Verb

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

1. to reign; to rule

Descendants

• English: reign

Swedish

Noun

regnen

1. definite plural of regn