ry

• IPA^(key): /rəi/

From Dutch rij.

ry (plural rye)

1. row

From Dutch rijden.

ry (present ry, present participle ryende, past participle gery)

1. to ride
2. to drive

ry

1. to give

ry n (singular definite ryet, not used in plural form)

1. reputation

• vanry

• “ry” in Den Danske Ordbog

ry

1. Initialism of rekisteröity yhdistys.
2. (botany) Initialism of rungonympärysmittana., tree trunk circumference

• “ry”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

From Proto-Northern Jê *ry (“to be long”).

• IPA^(key):

ry

1. long

   Kàx abẽn kuràm ry karêrê mex.

   The longer knife clears well.

ry

1. obsolete form of rish

Only used in set phrases, e.g.:

• ry-cheilley (“together”)
• ry-heet (“pending, future, forthcoming”)
• bun ry skyn (“inverted, disordered, topsy-turvy”)

Uncertain, possibly from the verb.

• IPA^(key): /ɾyː/

ry n (definite singular ryet, uncountable)

1. fame, renown
2. reputation

• berømmelse, rykte

• “ry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

ry n (definite singular ryet, uncountable)

1. fame, renown
2. reputation

• rykte

ry (present tense ryr, past tense rydde or raud, supine rydd/rydt or rode, past participle rydd or rode, present participle ryande)

1. (transitive) to sprinkle
2. (intransitive) to smolder up

• “ry” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• yr

ry c

1. (dated) Alternative form of ryd (“forest clearing”).

From Proto-Northern Jê *ry (“to be long”).

• IPA^(key):

ry

1. to be long

   Itha ra ryn itha ra khrãrã.

   This one is long and this one is short.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /rɨː/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /riː/

ry

1. Soft mutation of rhy.