rahn
thin, lean, emaciated (dialectal)
English translations
- 01
advice
- 02
counsel
Word details
- German meaning
- Veraltet für: dünn, schmächtig, hager. Beschreibt eine Person oder Sache von geringem Umfang oder Gewicht.
- English meaning
- thin, scrawny, gaunt
- Synonym
- verschleiert, trübe
- German example
- Der Junge war sehr rahn und wirkte zerbrechlich.
- English example
- The boy was very thin and looked fragile.
- Comparative
- rahnerSuperlative: am rahnsten
Related words
- Rahne
Avalanche
- erahnen
to sense, to suspect
- Vorahnung
Premonition, foreboding
- Urahnin
Founding ancestress
- ahnungsvoll
Having a feeling or premonition, often regarding impending events.
- Vorfahr
An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended, typically further back than the grandparents.
- Vorgefühl
Premonition, hunch
- vorausahnen
To foresee
- Stammvater
Progenitor
- Vorausahnung
A premonition is a feeling or intuition that something will happen in the future, often without concrete evidence.
- Vorfahrin
Female ancestor
- Ahnin
An "ancestress" is a female ancestor, that is, a woman from whom one is descended.
- vermuten
to suspect, to assume
- Ahne
Ancestor
- vorausahnend
prescient
- Ahne
Ancestor
- Präkognition
Precognition is the supposed ability to foresee future events.
- Ahndung
Premonition
- Stammmutter
Matriarch
Example sentences with “rahn”
Das Pferd wirkte sehr rahn. (The horse looked very lean.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'rahn' standard German?
No, it is a regional or dialectal term for 'thin' or 'gaunt'.