Rään

See also: raan, and rään

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Rähn, Rän (alternative spellings)

Etymology

From Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀɛːn/

Noun

Rään m (no plural)

1. (most dialects) rain

Derived terms

• Räänwaßer
• räne
• Räjeboge

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• Reäje (Krefeld)
• rege (Maastrichtian, Valkenburg)
• raege, raenge (Roermond, Sittard)
• Räänge, Reënge (Selfkant)
• raegen (Venlo)
• raen (Voeren)
• raenger (various dialects)

Etymology

From earlier *räägen, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛːn/
• Rhymes: -ɛːn

Noun

Rään m (plural Rään)

1. (Eupen) rain

Derived terms

• Räänboëch