rijs

Dutch

Pronunciation

• (Belgium) IPA: /rɛːs/
• (Netherlands) IPA: /rɛɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rijs, from Proto-Germanic *hrisa-. Cognate with German Reis “twig”, Old Norse hrís, Dansish, Norwegian and Swedish ris.

Noun

rijs n (plural rijzen, diminutive rijsje)

1. (archaic) A young twig, or a bundle of twigs; bush.

Synonyms

• twijg, takje

Derived terms

• rijsberm

Etymology 2

See rijzen.

Verb

rijs

1. first-person singular present indicative of rijzen
2. imperative of rijzen