See also: Risi, rîsi, and rīsi

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From ri (new) +‎ -si.[1]

Noun edit

risi f (plural risi)

  1. innovation

References edit

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2015) “Nga vepra FJALOR ETIMOLOGJIK I GJUHËS SHQIPE VII”, in Studime Filologjike, numbers 1–2

Further reading edit

  • risi”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

risi m (genitive singular risa, plural risar)

  1. giant
  2. very tall and strong man

Declension edit

Declension of risi
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative risi risin risar risarnir
accusative risa risan risar risarnar
dative risa risanum risum risunum
genitive risa risans risa risanna

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse risi, from Proto-Germanic *risiz.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

risi m (genitive singular risa, nominative plural risar)

  1. a giant

Declension edit

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈri.zi/, (traditional) /ˈri.si/[1]
  • Rhymes: -izi, (traditional) -isi
  • Hyphenation: rì‧si

Etymology 1 edit

Verb edit

risi

  1. first-person singular past historic of ridere

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

risi

  1. plural of riso (rice)

Etymology 3 edit

Participle edit

risi

  1. masculine plural of riso

References edit

  1. ^ risi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Participle edit

rīsī

  1. inflection of rīsus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Verb edit

rīsī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of rīdeō

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *risiz. Cognate to German Riese and Dutch reus.

Noun edit

risi m (genitive risa, plural risar)

  1. (Norse mythology) A giant.

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: risi
  • Faroese: risi
  • Norwegian: rise
  • Old Swedish: rise
  • Danish: rise

See also edit

References edit

  • risi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press