ris

Catalan

Etymology

Cognate with Italian riccio, making it a doublet of rínxol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian)

Noun

ris m (plural risos)

1. curl, ringlet, lock

   Synonyms: rull, rínxol

2. loop

   Synonym: bucle

3. (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)

1. rice

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁiːˀs/,

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)

1. rice

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrís.

Noun

ris n (singular definite riset, plural indefinite ris)

1. twig
2. brushwood
3. negative criticism

Inflection

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁi/
• Homophones: ri, rie, rient, ries, rit, riz

Etymology 1

Inherited 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)

1. (nautical) reef (portion of a sail)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French ris, of unknown origin. Gilles Ménage considered it a likely corruption of ridez m pl, modern ridés (“wrinkled”).

Noun

ris m (plural ris)

1. (chiefly in the plural) sweetbread (of a lamb or calf)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Latin rīsus (“laughter”).

Noun

ris m (plural ris)

1. (archaic) laughter, laugh

   Synonym: rire

2. (literary, in the plural) pleasures

Etymology 4

See the lemma.

Verb

ris

1. inflection of rire:
   1. first/second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. first/second-person singular past historic

References

1. ^ “ris”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
2. ^ Gilles Ménage (1694) Dictionnaire etymologique ou origine de la langue françoise‎, page 627

Further reading

• “ris”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Galician

Verb

ris

1. second-person singular present indicative of rir

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)

1. rising (the process of something rising)
2. attic, part of a house directly under the (slanting) roof

   Synonyms: háaloft, loft, þakhæð, rishæð, hanabjálki

3. climax (of a story)

Declension

declension of ris

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)

1. rice

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ris (“a piece of news, tidings, story, tale”).

Noun

ris f (genitive singular rise, nominative plural rise)

1. (literary) report, tidings
2. (literary) story, tale

Declension

Declension of ris

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ris rise Vocative a ris a rise Genitive rise ris Dative ris rise

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ris na rise Genitive na rise na ris Dative leis an ris don ris leis na rise

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ris (“bare, exposed, uncovered”, adjective).

Adverb

ris

1. bare, uncovered, exposed

Etymology 3

Pronoun

ris (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

1. 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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rysь. Cognates include Polish ryś, Masurian risz and Czech rys.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈris/
• Hyphenation: ris

Noun

ris m animal

1. 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)

1. (Jersey, nautical) reef

   Synonym: ris d'vaile

Derived terms

• rîsi (“to reef”)

Etymology 2

Verb

ris

1. first-person singular preterite of rithe

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ^no

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾiːs/

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Noun

ris m (definite singular risen)

1. rice

Derived terms

• risgrøt
• rismark

Noun

ris n (definite singular riset, indefinite plural ris, definite plural risa or risene)

1. a twig; a bundle of twigs used as a punishing device

Derived terms

• bjerkeris

Noun

ris m (definite singular risen)

1. a spanking given to someone through the use of a birch or the palm of one’s hand

Verb

ris

1. imperative of rise

References

• “ris” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

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)

1. rice

Derived terms

• rismark

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrís.

Noun

ris n (definite singular riset, indefinite plural ris, definite plural risa)

1. a bundle of sticks or twigs
2. a spanking

Etymology 3

Verb

ris

1. present tense of risa
2. imperative of risa

References

• “ris” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Occitan Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ^oc

Alternative forms

• arrís (Gascony)

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

ris m (plural ris)

1. (cooking, Gascony) rice

References

• Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 119.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁis/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Hyphenation: ris

Verb

ris

1. second-person singular present indicative of rir

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• (Lewis) IPA^(key):

Preposition

ris

1. Alternative form of ri

   cho sgìth ris a' chù ― as tired as a dog; dog-tired

   Tha i ga blàthachadh fhèin ris an teine. ― She's warming herself up at the fire.

Usage notes

• This form is used before the definite article.

Pronoun

ris (emphatic ris-san)

1. third-person singular masculine of ri: to him, to it, with him, with it

   A bheil Alasdair coltach ris? ― Is Alasdair similar to him?

   Tha mi a' dèanamh fiughair ris. ― I'm looking forward to it.

Inflection

See also

• rithe

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ^sh

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rysь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rîs/

Noun

rȉs m (Cyrillic spelling ри̏с)

1. lynx

Declension

Further reading

• “ris” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “ris” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ^sl

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rysь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ríːs/

Noun

rȋs m anim

1. lynx

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Further reading

• “ris”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “ris”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /ˈriːs/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrís.

Noun

ris n

1. small shrubs, such as blueberry and lingonberry, mostly in compounds; brushwood

   blåbärsris ― blueberry bush

   lingonris ― lingonberry bush

2. (dry) severed twigs (in a bundle or as for a broom), brushwood

   De lade sina liggunderlag på björkriset.

   They put their hiking mattresses on the birch twigs.

3. a spanking

   Han skall få smaka riset för det här.

   He'll get birched ("taste the twigs") for this.

4. negative criticism

   Antonym: ros

   Föreställningen fick mycket ris.

   The performance got much negative criticism.

   ris och ros

   praise and criticism (idiomatic – also the name of a readers' section in some newspapers (for commending or criticizing))

Declension

Derived terms

• binda ris för egen rygg
• rishög

Related terms

• risig

See also

• sly
• snår

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rís, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza). Akin to English rice.

Noun

ris n

1. rice; a plant
2. rice; food from the rice plant

Declension

Derived terms

• risgryn

Etymology 3

Ultimately from Arabic رِزْمَة (rizma, “package”).

Noun

ris n

1. a ream: 500 sheets (of paper)

Declension

References

• ris in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ris in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• ris in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈi˩/

Etymology 1

Verb

ris

1. to carry on the back, to bear

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ris (classifier: lub)

1. trousers, pants

Derived terms

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 277-8.