Ried
See also: ried
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as rede in 1275. Derived from a hydronym cognate to Old English rith (“stream”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ried n
- A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German riet, from Old High German riot, hriot, riod, from Proto-West Germanic *hreud (“reed”), but with no certain cognates outside of Germanic (cf. Proto-Slavic *ryti (“to dig”), Lithuanian ravė́ti (“to weed”) ?).
Alternative forms edit
- Reet (Low German equivalent, now also common in standard German)
Noun edit
Ried n (strong, genitive Riedes or Rieds, plural Riede)
Declension edit
Declension of Ried [neuter, strong]
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Ried m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rieds or (with an article) Ried, feminine genitive Ried, plural Rieds)
- a surname
Further reading edit
- “Ried” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German reda. Cognate with German Rede, Dutch rede.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Ried f (plural Rieden)