hrís

See also: hris

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /r̥iːs/
Rhymes: -iːs

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse hrís, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą. Cognate with Faroese rís, Danish ris, Swedish ris, English rice, German Reis, Dutch rijs.

Noun

hrís n (genitive singular hríss, nominative plural hrís)

brushwood
Synonym: kjarr
dwarf birch (Betula nana)
Synonym: fjalldrapi

Declension

Declension of *hrís* (neuter)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrís	hrísið	hrís	hrísin
accusative	hrís	hrísið	hrís	hrísin
dative	hrísi	hrísinu	hrísum	hrísunum
genitive	hríss	hríssins	hrísa	hrísanna

Etymology 2

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).

Noun

hrís m (genitive singular hríss, no plural)

rice
Synonym: hrísgrjón

Declension

Declension of *hrís* (sg-only masculine)
	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrís	hrísinn
accusative	hrís	hrísinn
dative	hrís	hrísnum, hrísinum
genitive	hríss	hríssins