Riese
See also: riese
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rise, from Old High German riso, risi, from Proto-West Germanic *risi (“giant”). Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål rise (“mountain troll”) and Dutch reus (“giant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁiːzə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːzə
Noun
Riese m (weak, genitive Riesen, plural Riesen, feminine Riesin)
- giant
Declension
Declension of Riese [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Riese | die | Riesen |
| genitive | eines | des | Riesen | der | Riesen |
| dative | einem | dem | Riesen | den | Riesen |
| accusative | einen | den | Riesen | die | Riesen |
Related terms
- riesen-
- riesenhaft
- riesig
- Scheinriese
- Sitzriese
Further reading
- “Riese” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Riese” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Riese” in Duden online
Riese on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Riese”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Riese
- plural of Ries