ris

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

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

ris m (plural risos)

1. curl, ringlet, lock

   Synonyms: rull, rínxol

2. loop

   Synonym: bucle

3. (nautical) reef (rolled portion of sail)

• arrissar
• rissar

• “ris” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

ris f (singulative risen)

1. rice

• IPA^(key): /ʁiːˀs/,

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).

ris c (singular definite risen, plural indefinite ris)

1. rice

From Old Norse hrís.

ris n (singular definite riset, plural indefinite ris)

1. twig
2. brushwood
3. negative criticism

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

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.

ris m (plural ris)

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

Inherited from Middle French ris, of unknown origin.^[1] Gilles Ménage considered it a likely corruption of ridez m pl, modern ridés (“wrinkled”).^[2]

ris m (plural ris)

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

Inherited from Latin rīsus (“laughter”).

ris m (plural ris)

2. (archaic) laughter, laugh

   Synonym: rire

3. (literary, in the plural) pleasures

See the lemma.

ris

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

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

ris

1. second-person singular present indicative of rir

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *risą, a zero-grade formation from *rīsaną (“to rise”).

• IPA^(key): /rɪːs/
• Rhymes: -ɪːs

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)

ris (uncountable)

1. rice

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

ris f (genitive singular rise, nominative plural rise)

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

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

ris

1. bare, uncovered, exposed

ris (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

1. Alternative form of leis

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ris”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ris”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 ris”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rysь.

• IPA^(key): /ˈris/
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ris

ris m animal

1. lynx (felid of the genus Lynx)

   Synonym: luks

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ryś”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

From Old French ris for earlier *rifs (plural), probably borrowed from Old Norse rif (“reef”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”).

ris m (plural ris)

1. (Jersey, nautical) reef

   Synonym: ris d'vaile

• rîsi (“to reef”)

ris

1. first-person singular preterite of rithe

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ^no

• IPA^(key): /ɾiːs/

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ris m (definite singular risen)

1. rice

• risgrøt
• rismark

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

• bjerkeris

ris m (definite singular risen)

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

ris

1. imperative of rise

• “ris” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

• IPA^(key): /riːs/

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

ris m (definite singular risen)

1. rice

• rismark

From Old Norse hrís.

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

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

ris

1. present tense of risa
2. imperative of risa

• “ris” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ^oc

• arrís (Gascony)

• Audio:

  (file)

ris m (plural ris)

1. (cooking, Gascony) rice

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

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

ris

1. second-person singular present indicative of rir

From Old Irish fris.

• IPA^(key):
• (Lewis) IPA^(key):

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.

• This form is used before the definite article.

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.

• rithe

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ^sh

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rysь.

• IPA^(key): /rîs/

rȉs m (Cyrillic spelling ри̏с)

1. lynx

• “ris”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “ris”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ^sl

From Proto-Slavic *rysь.

• IPA^(key): /ríːs/

rȋs m anim

1. lynx

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.

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

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

ris

Wikipedia ^sv

• IPA^(key): /riːs/

• Audio (Gotland); “ett ris”:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːs

From Old Norse hrís.

ris n

1. (chiefly in compounds, also collectively as vegetation) small shrubs, such as blueberry and lingonberry; bush, scrub, undergrowth, brushwood

   blåbärsris

   blueberry bush / scrub

   lingonris

   lingonberry bush / scrub

   en stubbe i lingonriset

   a stump in the lingonberry patch

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

   De lade sina liggunderlag på björkriset.

   They put their hiking mattresses on the birch twigs.

4. a spanking

   Han skall få smaka riset för det här.

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

5. negative criticism

   Antonym: ros

   Föreställningen fick mycket ris.

   The performance received a lot of negative criticism.

   ris och ros

   praise and criticism

• binda ris för egen rygg
• björkris
• påskris
• rishög

• risig

• sly
• snår

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

ris n

1. rice (plant)
3. rice (grains from the rice plant)

   koka ris

   cook rice

• basmatiris
• jasminris
• risgryn

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

ris n

1. a ream: 500 sheets (of paper)
   • 1738 September 28, Post- och Inrikes Tidningar, page 4:

     Gifwes haͤrmed tilkaͤnna / at Kyrkoherdens i St. Clara Herr Doctor Nordbergs Arbete wid Hans Maj:ts Hoͤg-Sal. Konung Carl XII. Hiſtoria är färdigt ſå at det, will Gud, straxt efter Ny-Åhret aͤmnas til trycket. Det blifwer in alles ett Ris Papper tryckt; På godt, stort/ Franſkt Skrifpapper; Hans Hoͤg-Sal. May:ts och deras nn regerande Kongl. May:ts Portraiter, tillika med 150. Medailler blifwa i Koppar ſtuckne; […]

     We do hereby make it known / that the Reverend Pastor of St. Clara, the learned Dr. Nordberg, hath brought to completion his Work upon the History of His late Majesty, the most High and Serene King Charles XII; it is, by the Grace of God, purposed to be put to the Press shortly after the New-Year. The same shall be printed in full upon one Ream of Paper, being of fine and large French Writing-Paper; the Portraits of His late most High and Serene Majesty, as also those of their now-reigning Royal Majesties, together with one hundred and fifty Medals, shall be engraved in Copper;

   • 1884 September 6, “Pris-kurant å Papper, Kuverter, Skrifmaterialier m. fl. till pappershandeln hörande artiklar, från I. Kjellbergs Pappershandel. [Price-List for Paper, Envelopes, Writing Materials, and Other Articles pertaining to the paper trade, from I. Kjellberg's Paper Shop.]”, in Östgöten, page 6:

     Rabatt kan och skall medgifvas, äfven då icke mera än ett ris papper eller ett tusen kuvert köpes på en gång och betalas kontant; detta, ehuru denna priskurants brutto-pris redan äro billigare än andras, hvarom hvem som helst kan öfvertyga sig genom jemförelse mellan vilkoren hos oss och öfrige pappershandlare.

     Discounts may and shall be granted, even when no more than a ream of paper or a thousand envelopes are purchased at one time and paid for in cash; this, despite the fact that the gross prices in this price-list are already more favorable than those of others, as anyone may convince themselves by comparing the terms offered by us with those of other paper merchants.

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

• IPA^(key): /ʈi˩/

ris

1. to carry on the back, to bear

ris (classifier: lub)

1. trousers, pants

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