ril

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɪl/

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• Hyphenation: ril
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

Related to English rill, German Rille. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

ril f (plural rillen)

1. rille
2. groove in soil, furrow
3. (dialectal) brook, streamlet, rill
   • 1835, Fridrich Arends, Natuurkundige geschiedenis van de kusten der Noordzee, vol. I, tr. from German, W. van Boekeren (publ.), page 194.

     De kust-rivieren en beken, als ook de rillen of rijten en kleinere stroomen, zullen insgelijks door dergelijke dijken een eind opwaarts beperkt zijn geworden; […]

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4. (dialectal) ridge or eminence between two depressions or grooves
   • 1975, Rijksinstituut voor Onderzoek in de Bos- en Landschapsbouw De Dorschkamp, Uitvoerig verslag, page 202.

     Een andere mogelijkheid hiervoor is dat het zaad door windturbulentie in de vore terecht komt en niet op de ril.

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ril

1. inflection of rillen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Fala

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese riir, Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rīdīre, from Latin rīdēre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈril/

Verb

ril

1. (transitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to laugh

Conjugation

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

• rinle

Etymology

Attested since 1409 (rrijn). From an Old Galician-Portuguese *rẽil > *rĩĩl , from Vulgar Latin *rēnile, from Latin rēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈril/

Noun

ril m (plural riles)

1. kidney (as organ)
2. (usually in the plural) kidney (as food)

Related terms

• rens

References

• “rrijn” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “ril” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ril” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ril” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

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ril

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -iw, (Portugal) -il
• Hyphenation: ril
• Homophones: rio, riu (Brazil)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English reel.

Noun

ril m (plural ris)

1. reel (lively dance and music originating in Scotland)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *rẽil > *rĩĩl , from Vulgar Latin *rēnile, from Latin rēn. Doublet of rim.

Compare Galician ril.

Noun

ril m (plural ris)

1. (obsolete) kidney

   Synonym: rim

Further reading

• “ril” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “ril” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “ril” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “ril” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “ril” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English reel.

Noun

ril f (plural rils or riliau, not mutable)

1. reel, spool

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English reel.

Noun

ril f (plural rils or riliau, not mutable)

1. reel (folk dance)

Derived terms

• rownd y ril (“all the time”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ril”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies