rijs

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

rijs n (plural rijzen, diminutive rijsje n)

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

SynonymsEdit

• twijg, takje

Derived termsEdit

• rijsberm

Etymology 2Edit

See rijzen.

VerbEdit

rijs

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