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Webster 1913 Edition

Ris

Ris

,
Noun.
[AS.
hrīs
; akin to D.
rils
, G.
reis
, OHG.
hrīs
.]
A bough or branch; a twig.
[Obs.]
As white as is the blossom upon the
ris
.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024

rís

rís

See also: ris, Ris, RIS, rîş, and ris'

Faroese

Noun

rís n (genitive singular rís, plural rís)

  1. rice
Declension
n11 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rís rísið rís rísini
Accusative rís rísið rís rísini
Dative rísi rísinum rísum rísunum
Genitive rís rísins rísa rísanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrís.

Noun

rís n (genitive singular rís, plural rís)

  1. (poetic) twig
  2. (poetic) brushwood
  3. negative criticism
Declension
n11 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rís rísið rís rísini
Accusative rís rísið rís rísini
Dative rísi rísinum rísum rísunum
Genitive rís rísins rísa rísanna

Irish

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα ‎(óruza), ὄρυζον ‎(óruzon). More at rice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾˠiːʃ]

Noun

rís f ‎(genitive singular ríse)

  1. rice

Declension

Derived terms

References

Etymology

From late Old Norse rís, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin orȳza, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα ‎(óruza).

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