regnig

Old English

Alternative forms

rēniġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *regnag, *rignīg, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz. Equivalent to reġn +‎ -iġ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrej.nij/

Adjective

reġniġ

rainy

Declension

Declension of reġniġ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	reġniġ	reġniġu, reġnġu, reġniġo, reġnġo	reġniġ
Accusative	reġniġne	reġniġe, reġnġe	reġniġ
Genitive	reġniġes, reġnġes	reġniġre	reġniġes, reġnġes
Dative	reġniġum, reġnġum	reġniġre	reġniġum, reġnġum
Instrumental	reġniġe, reġnġe	reġniġre	reġniġe, reġnġe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	reġniġe, reġnġe	reġniġa, reġnġa, reġniġe, reġnġe	reġniġu, reġnġu, reġniġo, reġnġo
Accusative	reġniġe, reġnġe	reġniġa, reġnġa, reġniġe, reġnġe	reġniġu, reġnġu, reġniġo, reġnġo
Genitive	reġniġra	reġniġra	reġniġra
Dative	reġniġum, reġnġum	reġniġum, reġnġum	reġniġum, reġnġum
Instrumental	reġniġum, reġnġum	reġniġum, reġnġum	reġniġum, reġnġum

Declension of reġniġ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	reġniġa, reġnġa	reġniġe, reġnġe	reġniġe, reġnġe
Accusative	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġe, reġnġe
Genitive	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan
Dative	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan
Instrumental	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan
Accusative	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan	reġniġan, reġnġan
Genitive	reġniġra, reġniġena, reġnġena	reġniġra, reġniġena, reġnġena	reġniġra, reġniġena, reġnġena
Dative	reġniġum, reġnġum	reġniġum, reġnġum	reġniġum, reġnġum
Instrumental	reġniġum, reġnġum	reġniġum, reġnġum	reġniġum, reġnġum

Descendants

Middle English: reyny, rayne, raynee, rayny, reiny, reyni
- English: rainy
- Scots: rainy

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish räghnogher, reghnogher, from Old Norse *regnugr, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), equivalent to regn +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²rɛŋːnɪɡ/

Adjective

regnig (comparative regnigare, superlative regnigast)

rainy

Inflection

Inflection of **regnig**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	regnig	regnigare	regnigast
neuter singular	regnigt	regnigare	regnigast
plural	regniga	regnigare	regnigast
masculine plural²	regnige	regnigare	regnigast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	regnige	regnigare	regnigaste
all	regniga	regnigare	regnigaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

References

Anagrams

nigger, riggen