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rhenish

/ˈɹɛnɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
rhen-ish
IPA
/ˈɹɛnɪʃ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to wine produced in the Rhine region.

adj

Pertaining to the Rhine river or region.

noun

A wine from the area around the Rhine.

Uncountable

noun

The linguistic varieties spoken in the Rhineland, a continuum between traditional dialects and regional forms of Standard German.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Rhine + -ish (with the first element taking a Latinate form; see Rhēnus).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/
  • British English: /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Rhenish (comparative) most Rhenish (superlative) Rhinish (alternative) Rheinish (alternative) Renish (alternative, obsolete) Rennish (alternative, obsolete)

Phrases

Rhenish fan Low Rhenish

Synonyms

Rhinelandic Rhenian Rhenic Rhenane rhine wine hock

Questions

How do you pronounce rhenish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/.
What does rhenish mean?
Pertaining to wine produced in the Rhine region.
Where does rhenish come from?
From Rhine + -ish (with the first element taking a Latinate form; see Rhēnus).

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