Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rine

/ɹˈaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: rine
IPA: /ɹˈaɪn/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To concern; affect.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To pertain to; fall to.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To tend to a certain effect or outcome.

British usage; Transitive verb

noun

A watercourse or ditch.

British usage

noun

Alternative form of rind.

name

Etymology

From Middle English rinen, from Old English hrīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to strip, touch”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: rinen, hrīnan, *hrīnan, *hrīnaną, *krey-, *h₃er-

Usage

Inflected Forms

rines (present, singular) rining (participle, present) rined (participle, past) rined (past) rines (plural) rhine (alternative) rone (alternative) rune (alternative)

Derived Forms

arine atrine berine

Homonyms

rhein

Rhymes With

line fine design sign mine nine wine decline define divine shine pine

Questions

How do you pronounce rine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈaɪn/.
What does rine mean?: To touch.
Where does rine come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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