revne

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rifna, cognate with Norwegian revne and Swedish rämna. Derived with the inchoative suffix -na from the verb rífa (“to tear”) (Danish rive), from Proto-Germanic *rīfaną.

The noun is derived from the verb.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʁawnə]

Verb

revne (imperative revn, infinitive at revne, present tense revner, past tense revnede, perfect tense er revnet)

  1. crack, burst

Noun

revne c (singular definite revneen, plural indefinite revneer)

  1. burst

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʁɛwnə]
  • Homophone: rævene

Verb

revne

  1. past participle definite singular of rive
  2. past participle plural of rive
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