Rien - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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First attested as Reensterzyl in 1527. Borrowed from West Frisian Rien, derived in turn from a hydronym derived from Proto-Germanic *raino (“boundary, border”).

• IPA(key): /rin/
• Hyphenation: Rien
• Rhymes: -in

Rien n

1. a village in Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
• Ríen

From Old Frisian rein, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

Rien m

1. rain

• Rienbooge