Reis

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See also: reis, reís, rèis, and réis

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German rīs, borrowed from Late Latin rīsum or rīsus, from Latin orȳza, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρῡζα (órūza) (Greek όρυζα (óryza)). See also English rice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaɪ̯s/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯s
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Noun

Reis m (strong, genitive Reises, plural Reise)

  1. rice
Declension
Declension of Reis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reis die Reise
genitive eines des Reises der Reise
dative einem dem Reis, Reise1 den Reisen
accusative einen den Reis die Reise

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German rīs, from Old High German rīs, hrīs, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą. Cognate with Dutch rijs, English rise, rice. More at rice (Etymology 2).

Pronunciation

Noun

Reis n (strong, genitive Reises, plural Reiser)

  2. (higher register) shoot (of a plant), little twig
    Synonyms: Spross, Trieb, Zweig
Declension
Declension of Reis
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Reis die Reiser
genitive eines des Reises der Reiser
dative einem dem Reis, Reise1 den Reisern
accusative ein das Reis die Reiser

1Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Noun

Reis

  1. (rare) plural of Real (“Brazilian and former Portuguese currency”)

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Reis”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German rīs, borrowed from Late Latin rīsum or rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).

Pronunciation

Noun

Reis m

  1. rice

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German reise, from Old Saxon *reisa, from Proto-West Germanic *raisu.

Noun

Reis f (plural Reisen)

  1. journey, trip

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

Proper noun

Reis

  1. a surname
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