ryj

Albanian

Etymology

Either a prefixal formation *rë-hyj (cf.hyj),[1] or from the same root of rys.

Verb

ryj (aorist ryjta, participle ryjtë)

  1. to enter

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 376

Further reading

  • “ryj”, 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]‎[2], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “ryj”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[3]

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɨj]

Verb

ryj

  1. second-person singular imperative of ryś

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɘj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘj
  • Syllabification: ryj

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ryjь (related to Proto-Slavic *rydlo, whence Russian ры́ло (rýlo), Serbo-Croatian рило, Polish rydel).

Compare typologically German Rüssel.

Noun

ryj m inan (diminutive ryjek)

  1. snout (long, projecting nose, mouth and jaw of a beast)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) face
Declension
Declension of ryj
singular plural
nominative ryj ryje
genitive ryja ryjów
dative ryjowi ryjom
accusative ryj ryje
instrumental ryjem ryjami
locative ryju ryjach
vocative ryju ryje
Derived terms
adjective
  • ryjowaty
adverb
nouns

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ryj

  1. second-person singular imperative of ryć

Further reading

  • ryj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ryj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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