rein

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

pure, clear, plain

Adv

purely

Adv

1. (colloquial) inside, in here
2. (colloquial) inside, in there

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʁaɪn/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle High German reine, from Old High German reini, from Proto-West Germanic *hrainī, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European *króy-n-is, from *krey- (“divide, sift”). Cognate with Old Saxon hreni, (Low German ren), Dutch rein, Old Norse hreinn (Swedish ren), Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “separate, decide, judge”), Old Irish criathar, English riddle (“sieve”).