Reigen
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]Reigen m (strong, genitive Reigens, plural Reigen)
- a round dance; roundelay
- (figuratively) an assortment, a potpourri
Declension
[edit]Declension of Reigen [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- “Reigen” in Duden online