rij

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rinja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rinéHti (“move”), present of *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, spring”). Related to re (“cloud(s)”), Proto-Slavic *rinǫti (“push, shove”), Aeolic Greek ὀρῑ́νω (orī́nō, “to move”).[1]

Verb

rij

  1. to make humid, humidify, moisten

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rij ~ rî”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 371

Dutch

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛi̯/
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rië, from Old Dutch *rīa, from Proto-West Germanic *rīhan.

Noun

rij f (plural rijen, diminutive rijtje n)

  1. row, line
    Synonym: reeks
  2. row (entries in a table going left to right)
    Antonym: kolom
  3. line, queue of people waiting for something
    Is dit de achterkant van de rij?
    Is this the back of the line?
  4. (mathematics) series
    Synonym: reeks
    rij van Fibonacci
    Fibonacci series
  5. (chess) rank
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: ry
  • Negerhollands: rieg
  • → Aukan: lei
  • → Caribbean Javanese: rèi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rij

  1. inflection of rijden:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rij

  1. inflection of rijen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Latvian

Verb

rij

  1. inflection of rīt:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. third-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular imperative
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of rīt
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of rīt

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *qrwɤjꟲ (“mountain stream”). Cognate with Thai ห้วย (hûai), Lao ຫ້ວຍ (wany), Lü ᦠᦽᧉ (ḣoy²), Shan ႁူၺ်ႈ (hōi), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜐𑜫 (ruñ), Saek รี̂.

Pronunciation

Noun

rij (Sawndip forms 浬 or 浰, 1957–1982 spelling riз)

  1. stream; brook
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