hrís

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Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse hrís, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą. Cognate with Faroese rís, Danish ris, Swedish ris, English rice, German Reis, Dutch rijs.

Noun[edit]

hrís n (genitive singular hríss, nominative plural hrís)

  1. brushwood
  2. dwarf birch (Betula nana)
Declension[edit]
declension of hrís
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hrís hrísið hrís hrísin
accusative hrís hrísið hrís hrísin
dative hrísi hrísinu hrísum hrísunum
genitive hríss hríssins hrísa hrísanna
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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[edit]

hrís m (genitive singular hríss, no plural)

  1. rice
Declension[edit]
declension of hrís
m-s1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative hrís hrísinn
accusative hrís hrísinn
dative hrís hrísnum
genitive hríss hríssins
Synonyms[edit]
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