rinnen
See also: Rinnen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rinnen, from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.
Pronunciation
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Verb
rinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present rinnt, past tense rann, past participle geronnen, past subjunctive ränne or rönne, auxiliary sein)
- to flow
- Der Schweiß rinnt ihm über die Stirn.
- Sweat runs down his forehead.
- Der Wasserhahn rinnt.
- The tap is dripping.
- to leak
- to run
- Der Reis rann aus der Packung.
- The rice ran out of the pack.
- to trickle
Conjugation
Conjugation of rinnen (class 3 strong, auxiliary sein)
| infinitive | rinnen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | rinnend | ||||
| past participle | geronnen | ||||
| auxiliary | sein | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich rinne | wir rinnen | i | ich rinne | wir rinnen |
| du rinnst | ihr rinnt | du rinnest | ihr rinnet | ||
| er rinnt | sie rinnen | er rinne | sie rinnen | ||
| preterite | ich rann | wir rannen | ii | ich ränne1 ich rönne1 |
wir rännen1 wir rönnen1 |
| du rannst | ihr rannt | du rännest1 du rännst1 du rönnest1 du rönnst1 |
ihr rännet1 ihr rännt1 ihr rönnet1 ihr rönnt1 | ||
| er rann | sie rannen | er ränne1 er rönne1 |
sie rännen1 sie rönnen1 | ||
| imperative | rinn (du) rinne (du) |
rinnt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of rinnen (class 3 strong, auxiliary sein)
Related terms
Further reading
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.
Verb
rinnen
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | rinnen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | rinnens | ||||||
| dative | rinnene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | rinne | ran | rinne | ronne | |||
| 2nd person singular | rins, rinnes | rons, ronnes | rins, rinnes | ronnes | |||
| 3rd person singular | rint, rinnet | ran | rinne | ronne | |||
| 1st person plural | rinnen | ronnen | rinnen | ronnen | |||
| 2nd person plural | rint, rinnet | ront, ronnet | rint, rinnet | ronnet | |||
| 3rd person plural | rinnen | ronnen | rinnen | ronnen | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | rin, rinne | ||||||
| plural | rint, rinnet | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | rinnende | geronnen | |||||
Descendants
Further reading
- “rinnen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “rinnen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle High German
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈrɪnːən/
Verb
rinnen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present rinnet, past tense ran, past participle gerunnen, past subjunctive rünne, auxiliary sīn)
Conjugation
Conjugation of rinnen (class 3 strong, auxiliary sīn)
| infinitive | rinnen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive gerund | rinnennes rinnenes | ||||
| dative gerund | rinnenne rinnene | ||||
| present participle | rinnende | ||||
| past participle | gerunnen | ||||
| auxiliary | sīn | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich rinne | wir rinnen | i | ich rinne | wir rinnen |
| du rinnest | ir rinnet | du rinnest | ir rinnet | ||
| ër rinnet | sie rinnent | ër rinne | sie rinnen | ||
| preterite | ich ran | wir runnen | ii | ich rünne | wir rünnen |
| du rünne | ir runnet | du rünnest | ir rünnet | ||
| ër ran | sie runnen | ër rünne | sie rünnen | ||
| imperative | rin (du) | rinnet (ir) | |||
Composed forms of rinnen (class 3 strong, auxiliary sīn)
Descendants
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “rinnen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel