Rem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rem"

English

Etymology 1

From Egyptian rmj (“to weep”).

Proper noun

Rem

  1. (Egyptian mythology) An Egyptian fish god who fertilized the land with his tears.
Alternative forms

References

  • Gerald Massey (2008) [1907]. Ancient Egypt - The Light of the World: A Work of Reclamation and Restitution in Twelve Books. NuVision Publications. p. 319.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Noun

Rem (plural Rems)

  1. (colloquial) A Remington firearm.
    • 1997 December 23, Marcus [username], “Re: New Pre '64 or 700 action?”, in rec.guns‎[1] (Usenet):
      Pre-64 Win has a heritage that can't be beat. For me, it's Rems for prarie dogs and paper, Wins (or 1917 Enfields) for stuff that wants to stomp you into a greasy spot on the tundra.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Remus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rem m

  1. Remus
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