rís

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ris"

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

rís n (genitive singular rís, plural rís)

  1. rice
Declension
Declension of rís (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
Declension of rís (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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riːs/

Verb

rís

  1. first/third-person singular present indicative of rísa

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), ὄρυζον (óruzon). Compare Scottish Gaelic rìs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾˠiːʃ/

Noun

rís f (genitive singular ríse)

  1. rice

Declension

Declension of rís (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative rís
vocative a rís
genitive ríse
dative rís
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an rís
genitive na ríse
dative leis an rís
don rís

Derived terms

  • císte ríse (rice cake)
  • fíon ríse (rice wine)
  • gort ríse (rice paddy)
  • maróg ríse
  • millín ríse (rice croquette)
  • múnla ríse (rice-mould)
  • núdal ríse (rice noodle)
  • rís ar bhainne (rice pudding)
  • rís bhorrtha
  • rís dhonn
  • rís fhiáin (wild rice)
  • rís lánghráin (longgrain rice)
  • rís mheilte (ground rice)
  • rís órga (golden rice)
  • rís phíoláf (pilau rice)
  • rís rua (brown rice)
  • rís seasmaine (jasmine rice)
  • rís shéidte (puffed rice)
  • rís shlánghráin (wholegrain rice)
  • rís ubhfhriochta (egg-fried rice)
  • ríspháipéar (rice paper)
  • rísphlandáil (rice plantation)
  • uisce ríse (rice-water)

Further reading