rys

See also: Rys, ryś, Ryś, Ryš, and rys.

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rə̟i̯s]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

rys (uncountable)

  1. rice

References

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rūtja, from Proto-Indo-European *reṷə-. Cognate to Latin ruo (to rush down, to bring down), Proto-Slavic *ryti, Lithuanian ráuti (to tear, to pull), Egyptian rish (high leader, boss).[1]

Verb

rys (aorist rysa, participle rysur)

  1. (transitive) to train, practise, exercise
    Synonym: stërvis

Conjugation

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 11

Further reading

  • rys”, 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) “rys”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[3]

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɪs]
  • Rhymes: -ɪs
  • Homophone: Rys

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech rys, from Proto-Slavic *rysь.

Noun

rys m anim (relational adjective rysí)

  1. lynx
Declension
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns

Etymology 2

Noun

rys m inan

  1. trait, attribute
  2. technical drawing
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rysь. Cognate with Upper Sorbian rys.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɨs/

Noun

rys m anim

  1. lynx (wildcat of the genus Lynx)

Declension

References

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “rys”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “rys”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French ris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riːs/

Noun

rys (uncountable)

  1. rice

Descendants

  • English: rice
  • Scots: rice

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɘs/
  • Rhymes: -ɘs
  • Syllabification: rys

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle High German rîz. Doublet of rysa.

Noun

rys m inan

  1. hallmark (distinct characteristic)
  2. lineament
    Synonyms: zarys, kontur
  3. summary, recapitulation, synopsis, abstract
    Synonym: streszczenie
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rys f

  1. genitive plural of rysa

Further reading

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

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rysь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ris]

Noun

rys m animal (relational adjective rysí)

  1. lynx

Declension

Declension of rys
(patterns chlap (singular) and dub (plural))
singularplural
nominativerysrysy
genitiverysarysov
dativerysovirysom
accusativerysarysy
locativerysovirysoch
instrumentalrysomrysmi

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • rys”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

rys c (no plural)

  1. rice

Further reading

  • rys (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011