regenen

From Middle Dutch rēgenen, from Old Dutch *reganon, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną. Equivalent to regen +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /ˈreː.ɣə.nə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: re‧ge‧nen
• Rhymes: -eːɣənən

regenen

1. (impersonal) to rain, to precipitate

   Het regent alweer.

   It's raining again.

2. (impersonal, figuratively) to accumulate in large amounts, as though by rain

   Het regent klachten over je gedrag!

   It's raining complaints about your behaviour!

3. (intransitive, figuratively) to pour down, to fall out of the sky in large amounts

   In de herfst regenen de bladeren van de bomen.

   In autumn, the leaves rain down from the trees.

• beregenen
• doorregenen
• kletsregenen
• natregenen
• stortregenen
• verregenen

• Afrikaans: reën
• Jersey Dutch: rếgene

• negeren

From Old Dutch *reganon, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną. Equivalent to rēgen +‎ -en.

rēgenen

1. to rain

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Dutch: regenen
  • Afrikaans: reën
  • Jersey Dutch: rếgene
• Limburgish: raengere

• “reghenen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “regenen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN