Reigen

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed in the 19th century from Middle High German reige, an alternative form of reie, itself perhaps a borrowing of Old French raie; replaced inherited Reihen.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaɪ̯ɡən/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡən

Noun

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Reigen m (strong, genitive Reigens, plural Reigen)

  1. a round dance; roundelay
  2. (figuratively) an assortment, a potpourri

Declension

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Declension of Reigen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reigen die Reigen
genitive eines des Reigens der Reigen
dative einem dem Reigen den Reigen
accusative einen den Reigen die Reigen

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1995) “Reigen”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 23rd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 676

Further reading

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