risa

See also: RISA, rísa, rīsa, rīsā, and Ríša

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rīsa, feminine past participle of rīdeō.

Noun

risa f (plural rises)

1. laugh

Related terms

• rir

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Corsican

Etymology

From Latin risa, feminine past participle of rideo. Cognates include Italian riso and Spanish risa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrisa/
• Hyphenation: ri‧sa

Noun

risa f (plural rise)

1. laughter

References

• “risa” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
• Mathée Giacomo-Marcellesi (1997) Corse, →ISBN, page 4

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Dupaningan Agta

Noun

risa

1. nit; louse egg

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrisɑ/, [ˈris̠ɑ]
• Rhymes: -isɑ
• Syllabification: ri‧sa

Etymology 1

Either a back-formation from risahtaa as etymology 2 and/or a borrowing from Old Swedish bris, vris (whence Swedish bräss and also related to German Bries).

Noun

risa

1. (anatomy) tonsil

Declension

Inflection of risa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		risa	risat
genitive		risan	risojen
partitive		risaa	risoja
illative		risaan	risoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		risa	risat
accusative	nom.	risa	risat
	gen.	risan
genitive		risan	risojen risainrare
partitive		risaa	risoja
inessive		risassa	risoissa
elative		risasta	risoista
illative		risaan	risoihin
adessive		risalla	risoilla
ablative		risalta	risoilta
allative		risalle	risoille
essive		risana	risoina
translative		risaksi	risoiksi
instructive		—	risoin
abessive		risatta	risoitta
comitative		—	risoineen

Possessive forms of risa (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	risani	risamme
2nd person	risasi	risanne
3rd person	risansa

Synonyms

• tonsilla

Compounds

• kenkärisa
• kitarisa
• nielurisa
• risalakki

Etymology 2

Probably a back-formation from risahtaa.

Adjective

risa (comparative risampi or risempi, superlative risoin or risin)

1. (colloquial) broken

Declension

Inflection of risa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		risa	risat
genitive		risan	risojen
partitive		risaa	risoja
illative		risaan	risoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		risa	risat
accusative	nom.	risa	risat
	gen.	risan
genitive		risan	risojen risainrare
partitive		risaa	risoja
inessive		risassa	risoissa
elative		risasta	risoista
illative		risaan	risoihin
adessive		risalla	risoilla
ablative		risalta	risoilta
allative		risalle	risoille
essive		risana	risoina
translative		risaksi	risoiksi
instructive		—	risoin
abessive		risatta	risoitta
comitative		—	risoine

Possessive forms of risa (type kala)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	risani	risamme
2nd person	risasi	risanne
3rd person	risansa

Synonyms

• rikkinäinen

Anagrams

• Arsi, Sari, rasi, rias, sari

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Icelandic

Noun

risa

1. indefinite genitive plural of ris

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Italian

Noun

risa

1. plural of riso

Anagrams

• arsi, rais, rasi, sari

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Latin

Participle

rīsa

1. nominative feminine singular of rīsus
2. nominative neuter plural of rīsus
3. accusative neuter plural of rīsus
4. vocative feminine singular of rīsus
5. vocative neuter plural of rīsus

Participle

rīsā

1. ablative feminine singular of rīsus

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rísa. Akin to English rise.

Alternative forms

• rise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²riːsɑ/

Verb

risa (present tense ris, past tense reis, past participle rise, present participle risande, imperative ris)

1. to rise, stand up, get up

   Eg ris alltid tidleg om morgonen.

   I always get up early in the morning.

Etymology 2

From the noun ris

Alternative forms

• rise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²riːsɑ/

Verb

risa (present tense risar, past tense risa, past participle risa, passive infinitive risast, present participle risande, imperative ris)

1. to spank

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriːsɑ/

Noun

risa n

1. plural definite of ris

References

• “risa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse rísa, from Proto-Germanic *rīsaną.

Verb

rīsa

1. to rise

Conjugation

Conjugation of rīsa (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	rīsa			—
participle	rīsandi, rīsande			risin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	rīs	rīsi, rīse	—	rēs	risi, rise
þū	rīs	rīsi, rīse	rīs	rēst	risi, rise
han	rīs	rīsi, rīse	—	rēs	risi, rise
vīr	rīsum, rīsom	rīsum, rīsom	rīsum, rīsom	risum, risom	risum, risom
īr	rīsin	rīsin	rīsin	risin	risin
þēr	rīsa	rīsin	—	risu, -o	risin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—	—	—
þū	—	—	—	—	—
han	—	—	—	—	—
vīr	—	—	—	—	—
īr	—	—	—	—	—
þēr	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: risa

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rīsa, neuter plural perfect passive participle of rīdeō. Also possibly gender-flipped from risus, which means "laughter".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrisa/, [ˈri.sa]

• Audio (Colombia)

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Noun

risa f (plural risas)

1. laugh, laughter (sound of laughing)
2. laughter (movement of the face)

Derived terms

• risita

Related terms

• sonrisa (“smile”)
• reír (“to laugh”)

 

Further reading

• “risa” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.