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sovereign
English
Alternative forms
- soveraign, soveraigne (archaic)
- sovran (archaic)
- sovring (pronunciation spelling)
Etymology
From Middle English sovereyn, from Old French soverain (whence also modern French souverain), from Vulgar Latin *super?nus (compare Italian sovrano, Spanish soberano) from Latin super (“above”). Spelling influenced by folk-etymology association with reign. Doublet of soprano, from the same Latin root via Italian. See also suzerain, foreign.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?v.??n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s?v(?)??n/
- Hyphenation: sov?e?reign
Adjective
sovereign (comparative more sovereign, superlative most sovereign)
- Exercising power of rule.
- Exceptional in quality.
- (now rare, pharmacology) Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.v:
- The soueraigne weede betwixt two marbles plaine / She pownded small, and did in peeces bruze, / And then atweene her lilly handes twaine, / Into his wound the iuyce thereof did scruze […]
- a sovereign remedy
- Such a sovereign influence has this passion upon the regulation of the lives and actions of men.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.v:
- Having supreme, ultimate power.
- Gentlemen, may I introduce the Sovereign, Her Royal Highness, and Most Imperial Majesty, Empress Elizabeth of Vicron.
- Princely; royal.
- c1610, William Shakespeare, A Winters Tale, V.i:
- You pity not the state, nor the remembrance of his most sovereign name.
- c1610, William Shakespeare, A Winters Tale, V.i:
- Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- We acknowledge him [God] our sovereign good.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
Synonyms
- autonomous
- supreme
Derived terms
- sovereignly
- sovereign citizen
- sovereign state
Translations
Noun
sovereign (plural sovereigns)
- A monarch; the ruler of a country.
- 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia
- No question is to be made but that the bed of the Missisippi[sic] belongs to the sovereign, that is, to the nation.
- 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia
- One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.
- A gold coin of the United Kingdom, with a nominal value of one pound sterling but in practice used as a bullion coin.
- A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33? standard bottles.
- Any butterfly of the tribe Nymphalini, or genus Basilarchia, as the ursula and the viceroy.
- (Britain, slang) A large, garish ring; a sovereign ring.
- 2004, December 11, "Birkenhead, Merseyside" BBC Voices recording (0:06:52)
- No, someone who wears loads of sovereigns as well loads of gold and has uh a curly perm and peroxide blonde hair, orange, orange sunbed skin and a fringe like this blow-dried to death, that’s a ‘scally’.
- 2004, December 11, "Birkenhead, Merseyside" BBC Voices recording (0:06:52)
Hyponyms
- (monarch): king, queen
Derived terms
- sovereignty
Descendants
- ? Irish: sabhran
- ? Russian: ??????? (soveren)
- ? Scottish Gaelic: sòbharan
- ? Welsh: sofren
Translations
See also
- half sovereign
Verb
sovereign (third-person singular simple present sovereigns, present participle sovereigning, simple past and past participle sovereigned)
- (transitive) To rule over as a sovereign.
Anagrams
- Rovignese, virogenes
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rein
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?n/
- Rhymes: -e?n
- Homophones: rain, reign
Etymology 1
From Middle English rein, reyne, borrowed from Anglo-Norman reyne and Old French resne (Modern French rêne), from Vulgar Latin *retina, from Classical Latin retine? (“to retain”), from re- + tene?.
Displaced native Old English ?ewealdleþer (literally “control leather”).
Noun
rein (plural reins)
- A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.
- (figuratively) An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.
Derived terms
- free rein
- keep a tight rein on
- take the reins
Translations
Verb
rein (third-person singular simple present reins, present participle reining, simple past and past participle reined)
- (transitive) To direct or stop a horse by using reins.
- (transitive) To restrain; to control; to check.
- (intransitive) To obey directions given with the reins.
- 2011, Marie Claire Peck, Rocking Horse Ranch (page 40)
- She worked each horse at a walk, trot, and then a canter. The horses reined well and executed stops quickly.
- 2011, Marie Claire Peck, Rocking Horse Ranch (page 40)
Derived terms
- rein in
Translations
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Anglo-Norman reines, Middle French reins, and their source, Latin r?n?s.
Noun
rein (plural reins)
- (now rare, archaic, chiefly in plural) A kidney.
- 1611, King James Bible, Lamentations 3:13:
- He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
- 1611, King James Bible, Lamentations 3:13:
- The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.
- My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
- I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts.
Anagrams
- Erin, N.Ire., Rine, in re, rine
Bavarian
Noun
rein
- (Timau) rain
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch reine, from Old Dutch reini, from Proto-West Germanic *hrain?, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r?i?n/
Adjective
rein (comparative reiner, superlative reinst)
- (formal) clean, spotless
- pure, sheer
Inflection
Derived terms
- onrein
Anagrams
- erin, nier
Finnish
Noun
rein
- instructive plural of reki
Anagrams
- Erin, erin
French
Etymology
From Middle French rein, from Old French rein, from the plural reins, from Latin r?nes < r?n, from Proto-Italic *hr?n, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *g??ren- (“an internal part of the body”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/
Noun
rein m (plural reins)
- (anatomy) kidney
- (in the plural) small of the back, waist
Derived terms
Related terms
- rénal
- rognon
Further reading
- “rein” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- nier, rien
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?n/
- Rhymes: -a??n
- Homophone: Rhein
Etymology 1
From Middle High German reine, from Old High German reini, from Proto-West Germanic *hrain?, 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 ?????? (kr??n?, “separate, decide, judge”), Old Irish criathar, English riddle (“sieve”).
Adjective
rein (comparative reiner, superlative am reinsten)
- pure, clear, plain
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 24/2010, page 131:
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 24/2010, page 131:
Declension
Adverb
rein
- purely
Related terms
- reinigen
Etymology 2
Contraction of herein (“in here”), or hinein (“in there”).
Adverb
rein
- (colloquial) inside, in here
- (colloquial) inside, in there
Usage notes
The standard language distinguishes the meanings of hinein (“in there: away from the speaker”) and herein (“in here: towards the speaker”). Rein is used for both meanings.
Synonyms
- herein
- hinein
Related terms
- hinaus
- heraus
- raus
Further reading
- “rein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) , “rein”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse rein, reina, from Proto-Germanic *rain?. Cognate with English rean, German Rain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?rei?n/
- Rhymes: -ei?n
Noun
rein f (genitive singular reinar, nominative plural reinar)
- strip (of land)
Declension
Derived terms
- aðrein
- akrein
- frárein
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish rígan (“queen”), from Proto-Celtic *r?gan?. Cognate to Irish ríon, Scottish Gaelic rìghinn, rìbhinn, Welsh rhiain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re?n/
Noun
rein f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
- queen, regina
Synonyms
- benrein
Derived terms
- benrein
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French rein.
Noun
rein m (plural reins)
- (anatomy) kidney
Descendants
- French: rein
Norman
Etymology
From Old French rein, reins, from Latin r?n, r?nes.
Noun
rein m (plural reins)
- (Jersey, anatomy) kidney
Related terms
- rîngnon
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rejn/, [?æ??n]
- Homophone: regn
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hreinn
Alternative forms
- ren
Adjective
rein (neuter singular reint, definite singular and plural reine, comparative reinere, indefinite superlative reinest, definite superlative reineste)
- clean
- pure
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hreinn
Noun
rein m (definite singular reinen, indefinite plural reiner, definite plural reinene)
- a reindeer
Synonyms
- reinsdyr
Derived terms
- reinkalv
References
- “rein” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ræ?n/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hreinn
Adjective
rein (neuter singular reint, definite singular and plural reine, comparative reinare, indefinite superlative reinast, definite superlative reinaste)
- clean
- pure
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hreinn
Noun
rein m (definite singular reinen, indefinite plural reinar, definite plural reinane)
- a reindeer, Rangifer tarandus
- 1855, Ivar Aasen, Ervingen:
- […] renna i Kapp med Reinen, um Raasi er tung og vaat: Dat maa ein Galning vera, som so vil fara aat.
- To race against the reindeer, if the road is soggy and wet: It must be a madman who wants to act like that.
- […] renna i Kapp med Reinen, um Raasi er tung og vaat: Dat maa ein Galning vera, som so vil fara aat.
- 1855, Ivar Aasen, Ervingen:
Synonyms
- reinsdyr
Derived terms
- reinkalv
- reinsbukk
References
- “rein” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology 1
First attested in the plural as reins, from Latin r?nes, plural of the almost unused r?n.
Alternative forms
- rain
Noun
rein m (oblique plural reinz, nominative singular reinz, nominative plural rein)
- (anatomy) kidney
- (in the plural, reins) small of the back, lower back
Descendants
- Middle French: rein
- French: rein
- Norman: rein
- Walloon: rino, rno, rin
- ? English: rein
Etymology 2
See rien
Noun
rein f (oblique plural reinz, nominative singular rein, nominative plural reinz)
- Alternative form of rien
Plautdietsch
Adjective
rein
- clean
- pure, immaculate
- chaste
Volapük
Noun
rein (nominative plural reins)
- rain
Declension
Synonyms
- lömib
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regn?.
Pronunciation
- (Clay) IPA(key): /rai?n/
- (Wood) IPA(key): /r?i?n/
Noun
rein c (no plural, diminutive reintsje)
- rain
Derived terms
- reinbôge
Further reading
- “rein (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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