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Finnish
Verb
riso
- inflection of risoa:
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈri.zo/, (traditional) /ˈri.so/[1]
- Rhymes: -izo, (traditional) -iso
- Hyphenation: rì‧so
Etymology 1
From Latin rīsus.
Noun
riso m (plural risa f)
- laughter, laugh
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
riso (feminine risa, masculine plural risi, feminine plural rise)
- past participle of ridere
Etymology 3
From Late Latin oryza, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).
Noun
riso m (plural risi)
- rice
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Anagrams
Latin
Participle
rīsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of rīsus
Mwani
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìjícò.
Noun
riso class 5 (plural maso)
- eye
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *risi.
Noun
riso m
- giant
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese riso, from Latin rīsus. Compare Spanish risa.
Pronunciation
Noun
riso m (plural risos)
- laughter, laugh
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin rīsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈriso/
- Rhymes: -iso
- Syllabification: ri‧so
Noun
riso m (plural risos)
- (poetic, Spain) pleasant laugh
Further reading