rís

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ris"

Faroese

Etymology 1

From late Old Norse rís, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin orȳza, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).

Noun

rís n (genitive singular rís, plural rís)

1. rice

Declension

n11	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rís	rísið	rís	rísini
Accusative	rís	rísið	rís	rísini
Dative	rísi	rísinum	rísum	rísunum
Genitive	rís	rísins	rísa	rísanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrís.

Noun

rís n (genitive singular rís, plural rís)

1. (poetic) twig
2. (poetic) brushwood
3. negative criticism

Declension

n11	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rís	rísið	rís	rísini
Accusative	rís	rísið	rís	rísini
Dative	rísi	rísinum	rísum	rísunum
Genitive	rís	rísins	rísa	rísanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːs/

Verb

rís

1. first/third-person singular present indicative of rísa

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English rys, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, risi, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza), ὄρυζον (óruzon). Compare Scottish Gaelic rìs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠiːʃ/

Noun

rís f (genitive singular ríse)

1. rice

Declension

Declension of rís

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative rís Vocative a rís Genitive ríse Dative rís

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an rís Genitive na ríse Dative leis an rís don rís

Derived terms

• císte ríse (“rice cake”)
• fíon ríse (“rice wine”)
• gort ríse (“rice paddy”)
• maróg ríse
• millín ríse (“rice croquette”)
• múnla ríse (“rice-mould”)
• núdal ríse (“rice noodle”)
• rís ar bhainne (“rice pudding”)
• rís bhorrtha
• rís dhonn
• rís fhiáin (“wild rice”)
• rís lánghráin (“longgrain rice”)
• rís mheilte (“ground rice”)
• rís órga (“golden rice”)
• rís phíoláf (“pilau rice”)
• rís rua (“brown rice”)
• rís seasmaine (“jasmine rice”)
• rís shéidte (“puffed rice”)
• rís shlánghráin (“wholegrain rice”)
• rís ubhfhriochta (“egg-fried rice”)
• ríspháipéar (“rice paper”)
• rísphlandáil (“rice plantation”)
• uisce ríse (“rice-water”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN