Rijs
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as riis in 1333. Likely derived from a term cognate to rijs (“young branch, twig, brushwood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛi̯s/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Rijs
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯s
- Homophones: reis, rijs
Proper noun
Rijs n
- A village in De Fryske Marren, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN