Rhenish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/ (US)
- /ˈɹinɪʃ/ (US)
- /ˈɹiːnɪʃ/ (UK)
- /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/ (UK)
Etymology
From Rhine + -ish (with the first element taking a Latinate form; see Rhēnus).
Meanings
-
Pertaining to wine produced in the Rhine region.
He tooke his rouſe with ſtopes of Rhenniſh wine / So kindly yeſternight to Bruno's health, / That all this day the ſluggard kéepes his bed.
1589–1592 (date written), Ch[ristopher] Mar[lowe], The Tragicall Historie of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus. […], London: […] Iohn Wright, […], published 1616 (1631 reprint), →OCLC, signature E2, verso:
- Pertaining to the Rhine river or region.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Rhenish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| Rennish | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Rhinish | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Renish | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Rheinish | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most Rhenish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Rhenic · Rhenane · Rhenian · Rhinelandic (region-related)
Translations (12)
ga Réineach (pertaining to the river Rhine) · hy հռենոսյան (pertaining to the river Rhine) · de rheinisch (pertaining to the river Rhine) · es renano (pertaining to the river Rhine) · hu rajnai (pertaining to the river Rhine) · ca renà (pertaining to the river Rhine) · fr rhénan (pertaining to the river Rhine) · pt renano (pertaining to the river Rhine) · ru рейнский (pertaining to the river Rhine) · cy Rheinaidd (pertaining to the river Rhine) · bg рейнски (pertaining to the river Rhine) · it renano (pertaining to the river Rhine)