ris
Catalan
Etymology
Cognate with Italian riccio, making it a doublet of rínxol.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈris/
Noun
ris m (plural risos)
- curl, ringlet, lock
- Synonyms: rull, rínxol
- loop
- Synonym: bucle
- (nautical) reef (rolled portion of sail)
Derived terms
- arrissar
- rissar
Further reading
- “ris” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Cornish
Noun
ris f (singulative risen)
- rice
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁiːˀs/, [ʁiˀs]
Etymology 1
From late Old Norse rís, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin oryza, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).
Noun
ris c (singular definite risen, plural indefinite ris)
- rice
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ris | risen | ris | risene |
genitive | ris' | risens | ris' | risenes |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hrís.
Noun
ris n (singular definite riset, plural indefinite ris)
- twig
- brushwood
- negative criticism
Inflection
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ris | riset | ris | risene |
genitive | ris' | risets | ris' | risenes |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁi/
- Homophones: ri, rie, rient, ries, rit, riz
Etymology 1
From Middle French, from Old French ris (“reef”) for earlier *rifs (nom. sg. and acc. pl.), probably borrowed from Old Norse rif (“reef”). See English reef for more.
Noun
ris m (plural ris)
- (nautical) reef (portion of a sail)
Etymology 2
From Middle French ris, of unknown origin.[1] Gilles Ménage considered it a likely corruption of ridez m pl, modern ridés (“wrinkled”).[2]
Noun
ris m (plural ris)
- (chiefly in the plural) sweetbread (of a lamb or calf)
Etymology 3
From Latin rīsus (“laughter”).
Noun
ris m (plural ris)
- (archaic) laughter, laugh
- Synonym: rire
- (literary, in the plural) pleasures
Etymology 4
See the lemma.
Verb
ris
- inflection of rire:
- first/second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
- first/second-person singular past historic
References
- “ris”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Gilles Ménage (1694) Dictionnaire etymologique ou origine de la langue françoise, page 627
Further reading
- “ris”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *risą, a zero-grade formation from *rīsaną (“to rise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɪːs/
- Rhymes: -ɪːs
Noun
ris n (genitive singular riss, nominative plural ris)
- rising (the process of something rising)
- attic, part of a house directly under the (slanting) roof
- Synonyms: háaloft, loft, þakhæð, rishæð, hanabjálki
- climax (of a story)
Declension
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ris | risið | ris | risin |
accusative | ris | risið | ris | risin |
dative | risi | risinu | risum | risunum |
genitive | riss | rissins | risa | risanna |
Derived terms
- rishár
- risherbergi
- rishæð
Interlingua
Noun
ris (uncountable)
- rice
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish ris (“a piece of news, tidings, story, tale”).
Noun
ris f (genitive singular rise, nominative plural rise)
- (literary) report, tidings
- (literary) story, tale
Declension
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Etymology 2
From Old Irish ris (“bare, exposed, uncovered”, adjective).
Adverb
ris
- bare, uncovered, exposed
Etymology 3
Pronoun
ris (plus dative, triggers no mutation)
- Alternative form of leis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ris | not applicable | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ris”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ris”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 ris”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Kashubian
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Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rysь. Cognates include Polish ryś and Czech rys.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈris/
- Hyphenation: ris
Noun
ris m anim
- lynx (felid of the genus Lynx)
- Synonym: luks
References
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “ryś”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
Norman
Etymology 1
From Old French ris for earlier *rifs (plural), probably borrowed from Old Norse rif (“reef”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”).
Noun
ris m (plural ris)
- (Jersey, nautical) reef
- Synonym: ris d'vaile
Derived terms
- rîsi (“to reef”)
Etymology 2
Verb
ris
- first-person singular preterite of rithe
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾiːs/
Noun
ris m (definite singular risen)
- rice
Derived terms
- risgrøt
- rismark
Noun
ris n (definite singular riset, indefinite plural ris, definite plural risa or risene)
- a twig; a bundle of twigs used as a punishing device
Derived terms
- bjerkeris
Noun
ris m (definite singular risen)
- a spanking given to someone through the use of a birch or the palm of one’s hand
Verb
ris
- imperative of rise
References
- “ris” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riːs/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse rís, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza). Akin to English rice.
Noun
ris m (definite singular risen)
- rice
Derived terms
- rismark
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hrís.
Noun
ris n (definite singular riset, indefinite plural ris, definite plural risa)
- a bundle of sticks or twigs
- a spanking
Etymology 3
Verb
ris
- present tense of risa
- imperative of risa
References
- “ris” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Alternative forms
- arrís (Gascony)
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
ris m (plural ris)
- (cooking, Gascony) rice
References
- Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 119.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɾʲiʃ]
Preposition
ris
- Alternative form of ri
Usage notes
- This form is used before the definite article.
Pronoun
ris
- with him
- with it
Derived terms
- ris-san
See also
- rithe
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rysь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rîs/
Noun
rȉs m (Cyrillic spelling ри̏с)
- lynx
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | ris | risovi |
genitive | risa | risova |
dative | risu | risovima |
accusative | risa | risove |
vocative | rise | risovi |
locative | risu | risovima |
instrumental | risom | risovima |
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rysь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ríːs/
Noun
rȋs m anim
- lynx
Inflection
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
nom. sing. | rís | ||
gen. sing. | rísa | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | rís | rísa | rísi |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | rísa | rísov | rísov |
dative (dajȃlnik) | rísu | rísoma | rísom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | rísa | rísa | ríse |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | rísu | rísih | rísih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | rísom | rísoma | rísi |
Further reading
- “ris”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈriːs/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrís.
Noun
ris n
- small shrubs, such as blueberry and lingonberry, mostly in compounds
- blåbärsris ― blueberry bush
- lingonris ― lingonberry bush
- twigs in a heap or as for a broom
- De lade sina liggunderlag på björkriset.
- They put their hiking mattresses on the birch twigs.
- a spanking
- Han skall få smaka riset för det här.
- He'll get birched ("taste the twigs") for this.
- negative criticism
- Föreställningen fick mycket ris.
- The performance got much negative criticism.
- Antonym: ros
Declension
Declension of ris | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ris | riset | ris | risen |
Genitive | ris | risets | ris | risens |
Derived terms
- binda ris för egen rygg
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rís, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza). Akin to English rice.
Noun
ris n
- rice; a plant
- rice; food from the rice plant
Declension
Declension of ris | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ris | riset | ris | risen |
Genitive | ris | risets | ris | risens |
Derived terms
- risgryn
Etymology 3
Ultimately from Arabic رِزْمَة (rizma, “package”).
Noun
ris n
- a ream: 500 sheets (of paper)
Declension
Declension of ris | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ris | riset | ris | risen |
Genitive | ris | risets | ris | risens |
Further reading
- ris in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ris in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ris in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)