ribes

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Noun

ribes

  1. plural of riba

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ribes (“currant”), from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”), from Persian ریواس (rivâs, “rhubarb”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š (“rhubarb; fennel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈri.bes/
  • Rhymes: -ibes
  • Hyphenation: rì‧bes

Noun

ribes m (invariable)

  1. currant

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Mòcheno: ribes

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Latin

Etymology

From Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”), from Persian ریواس (rivâs, “rhubarb”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š (“rhubarb; fennel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rībēs n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)

  1. (Medieval Latin) currant

Descendants

  • → Danish: ribs
  • → German: Ribisel (see there for further descendants)
  • → Italian: ribes
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: rips
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: rips
  • → Translingual: Ribes

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Italian ribes, from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”), from Persian ریواس (rivâs, “rhubarb”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š (“rhubarb; fennel”). Distant doublet of ruab (“potato”).

Noun

ribes m

  1. currant

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