rins

English

Verb

rins

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rin

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Probably from Middle Dutch rinsc (“from the Rhine”) from rijn +‎ -sc. Wine from the Rhineland was called rinsche wijn up to the 1830s and the word probably got applied to other pleasantly or mildly sour products.

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Adjective

rins (comparative rinser, superlative meest rins or rinst)

  1. mildly or pleasantly sour

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: rens (dated)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: rins

Noun

rins

  1. plural of rim
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