ryś

See also: rys, Ryś, Ryš, and Rys

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• rysch (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ryti; cognate with Polish ryć, Czech rýt, and Russian рыть (rytʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɨɕ]

Verb

ryś impf (perfective wuryś)

1. to dig

Conjugation

Conjugation of ryś (imperfective)

Present	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	ryju ryjom	ryjomej	ryjomy
2nd person	ryjoš	ryjotej	ryjośo
3rd person	ryjo	ryjotej	ryju
Preterite	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	ryjach	ryjachmej	ryjachmy
2nd person	ryjašo	ryjaštej	ryjašćo
3rd person	ryjašo	ryjaštej	ryjachu
Imperative	Singular	Dual	Plural
2nd person	ryj	ryjtej	ryjśo

Participles

• Present: ryjucy
• Past active (“ł-form”): rył
• Past passive: ryty

Infinitive

ryś

Supine

ryt

Verbal noun

ryśe

Derived terms

Derived terms

• doryś pf (“completely dig out”)
• wobryś pf (“dig around”)
• wuryś pf (“dig out”)
• naryś pf (“dig much”)
• pódryś pf (“dig under”)

• póryś pf (“dig for a while”)
• pśeryś pf (“dig through”)
• pśiryś pf (“keep digging”)
• rozryś pf (“tear apart”)
• ryjadło n (“digging tool”)

• ryjak m (“digger”)
• ryjaŕ m (“digger”)
• wótryś pf (“dig up”)
• zaryś pf (“dig in”)
• zryś pf (“dig around”)

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rỳsь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lū́ˀśis, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright, to shine”), whence English lynx and German Luchs. Baltic cognates include Latvian lūsis, Lithuanian lūšis and Old Prussian luysis.

Noun

1. lynx (felid)

   Synonym: (dated) ostrowidz

Declension

Declension of ryś

	singular	plural
nominative	ryś	rysie
genitive	rysia	rysi/rysiów
dative	rysiowi	rysiom
accusative	rysia	rysie
instrumental	rysiem	rysiami
locative	rysiu	rysiach
vocative	rysiu	rysie

Derived terms

adjective

• rysi

 

nouns

• rysiątko
• rysica
• rysię

 

Further reading

• ryś in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ryś in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

ryś

1. early

Adverb

ryś

1. early