risi

See also: Risi, rîsi, and rīsi

Albanian

Etymology

From ri (new) +‎ -si.[1]

Noun

risí f (plural risi)

  1. innovation

Declension

Declension of risi
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative risi risia risi risitë
accusative risinë
dative risie risisë risive risive
ablative risish

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2015) “Nga vepra FJALOR ETIMOLOGJIK I GJUHËS SHQIPE VII”, in Studime Filologjike, numbers 1–2

Further reading

  • risi”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “risi”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɹiːsɪ]
  • Rhymes: -iːsɪ

Noun

risi m (genitive singular risa, plural risar)

  1. giant
  2. very tall and strong man

Declension

m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative risi risin risar risarnir
accusative risa risan risar risarnar
dative risa risanum risum risunum
genitive risa risans risa risanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪːsɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːsɪ

Noun

risi m (genitive singular risa, nominative plural risar)

  1. a giant

Declension

Declension of risi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative risi risinn risar risarnir
accusative risa risann risa risana
dative risa risanum risum risunum
genitive risa risans risa risanna

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈri.zi/, (traditional) /ˈri.si/[1]
  • Rhymes: -izi, (traditional) -isi
  • Hyphenation: rì‧si

Etymology 1

Verb

risi

  1. first-person singular past historic of ridere

Etymology 2

Noun

risi

  1. plural of riso (rice)

Etymology 3

Participle

risi

  1. masculine plural of riso

References

  1. ^ risi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

rīsī

  1. inflection of rīsus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Verb

rīsī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of rīdeō

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *risiz. Cognate to German Riese and Dutch reus.

Noun

risi m (genitive risa, plural risar)

  1. (Norse mythology) a giant
    Synonyms: bergrisi, jǫtunn, hrímþurs, þurs

Descendants

  • Icelandic: risi
  • Faroese: risi
  • Norwegian: rise
  • Old Swedish: rise
  • Danish: rise

See also

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “risi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive