Rijn

See also: rijn

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rijn, from Old Dutch *Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from a Celtic language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛi̯n/
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  • Hyphenation: Rijn
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
  • Homophone: rein

Proper noun

Rijn m

  1. The Rhine, a major European river flowing through Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Germany and the Netherlands. In the Netherlands the river (including its distributaries) flows through the provinces of Gelderland, Overijssel, Utrecht, North Holland and South Holland.
    • 1874, Tony, Twee reisnovellen van den Rijn, W.C. de Graaff, page 52:
      Wie op den Rijn per stoomboot reist, moet veel lodderige lonken kunnen afzien, […]
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Derived terms

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