Rhenish
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Rhenish
- /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/ UK
- /ˈɹiːnɪʃ/ UK
- /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/ US
- /ˈɹinɪʃ/ US
Where it comes from
From Rhine + -ish (with the first element taking a Latinate form; see Rhēnus).
adjective more Rhenish · most Rhenish · Rhinish · Rheinish · Renish · Rennish
- 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.
- Pertaining to the Rhine river or region.
Similar: Rhenian, Rhenic, Rhenane, Rhinelandic
noun Rhinish · Rheinish · Renish · Rennish
- A wine from the area around the Rhine. He insists on drinking Rhenish from a stein!
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The linguistic varieties spoken in the Rhineland, a continuum between traditional dialects and regional forms of Standard German.
Similar: Rhinelandic
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adjective
Similar: Rhenian, Rhenic, Rhenane, Rhinelandic
Translations
Talk about this word "Rhenish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rhenish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Rhenish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rhenish "Rhenish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rhenish.Cite this
@misc{rhenish_2026,
title = {Rhenish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rhenish},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
