rysa

See also: Ryša and rysä

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɘ.sa/

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• Rhymes: -ɘsa
• Syllabification: ry‧sa

Noun

rysa f (diminutive ryska)

1. scratch (on the surface of something)

   Synonym: zadrapanie

2. crack (on the wall, rock etc.)
3. deap crease
4. small but significant character flaw or any other imperfection of phenomena, processes etc.

Declension

Declension of rysa

	singular	plural
nominative	rysa	rysy
genitive	rysy	rys
dative	rysie	rysom
accusative	rysę	rysy
instrumental	rysą	rysami
locative	rysie	rysach
vocative	ryso	rysy

Further reading

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

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hrjósa, from Proto-Germanic *hreusaną (“to shudder, shiver, quiver”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“raw meat, fresh blood”). Related to Old Norse hrār (“raw, fresh, juicy”), Old English hrēaw, hrēow (“raw”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬏𐬭𐬀 (xrūra, “bloody, gruesome, cruel”), Avestan 𐬑𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥𐬙 (xruuant, “ghastly, gruesome”). More at raw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈryːsa]

Verb

rysa (present ryser, preterite ryste, supine ryst, imperative rys)

1. To shiver, shill, shake

   Man ryser av spänning när man läser boken.

   You will shiver with excitement when will read this book.

   Att rysa av köld.

   To shake with cold.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rysa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	rysa		—
Supine	ryst		—
Imperative	rys		—
Imper. plural1	rysen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ryser	ryste	—	—
Ind. plural1	rysa	ryste	—	—
Subjunctive2	ryse	ryste	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	rysande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• rysansvärd
• rysare
• ryslig
• rysning

Anagrams

• syra