Reiner
See also: reiner
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Reiner. Doublet of Rayner.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.nəɹ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.nə/
- Rhymes: -aɪnə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: Rei‧ner
Proper noun
Reiner (plural Reiners)
- A male given name from German.
- A surname from German.
- 2025 December 16, Alexandra Banner, “5 things to know for Dec. 16: Rob Reiner death investigation, Bondi Beach attack, Brown University shooter, Boat strikes, BBC”, in CNN[1]:
- Nick Reiner is “responsible” for the deaths of his parents, legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles police said.
Further reading
- “Reiner” under “Reynard, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrajnɛr]
Proper noun
Reiner m anim (female equivalent Reinerová)
- a male surname from German
Declension
Declension of Reiner (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Reiner | Reinerové |
| genitive | Reinera | Reinerů |
| dative | Reinerovi | Reinerům |
| accusative | Reinera | Reinery |
| vocative | Reinere | Reinerové |
| locative | Reinerovi | Reinerech |
| instrumental | Reinerem | Reinery |
Further reading
- “Reiner”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
German
Etymology
From Old High German Reginheri, from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz, from Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel by the gods”) + *harjaz (“army”). Cognate with English Rayner, Danish Regner, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Ragnar.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Reiner m (proper noun, strong, genitive Reiners)
- a male given name from Old High German [in turn from the Germanic languages], variant of Rainer; variant form Reinher
Declension
Declension of Reiner [masculine, strong]
Descendants
Proper noun
Reiner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Reiners or (with an article) Reiner, feminine genitive Reiner, plural Reiners or Reiner)
Declension
Declension of Reiner [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Reiner | (eine) | (die) | Reiner | (die) | Reiners, Reiner |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Reiners, Reiner1 | (einer) | (der) | Reiner | (der) | Reiners, Reiner |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Reiner | (einer) | (der) | Reiner | (den) | Reiners, Reiner |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Reiner | (eine) | (die) | Reiner | (die) | Reiners, Reiner |
1With an article.