Riin

Estonian

Proper noun

Riin

1. a female given name derived from Katariina (“Catherine”)

Farefare

Proper noun

Riin

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

Limburgish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Gaulish *Rēnos, from Proto-Celtic *reinos (“river, waterway”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Proper noun

Riin m (Eupen)

1. Rhine (a major river in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea)

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• rin (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian rein. Cognates include West Frisian rein.

Noun

Riin m

1. (Sylt) rain