rys

See also: Rys, ryś, Ryś, and Ryš

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rə̟i̯s]

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Noun

rys (plural [please provide])

1. rice

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rūtja, from Proto-Indo-European *reṷə-. Cognate to Latin ruo (“to rush down, to bring down”), Proto-Slavic *ryti, Lithuanian ráuti (“to tear, to pull”), Egyptian rish (“high leader, boss”), Punjab [script needed] (rish, “holy, sacred”).

Verb

rys (aorist rysa, participle rysur)

1. to train, practise, exercise

Related terms

• stërvit

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɪs]
• Rhymes: -ɪs

Etymology 1

From Old Czech rys, from Proto-Slavic *rysь.

Noun

rys m anim

1. lynx

Etymology 2

Noun

rys m inan

1. trait, attribute
2. technical drawing

Derived terms

• bokorys
• nárys
• povahový rys
• půdorys
• rýsování

Related terms

• rýsovat
• obrys m

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Lower Sorbian

rys

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rysь. Cognate with Upper Sorbian rys.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɨs/

Noun

rys m ?

1. lynx (wildcat of the genus Lynx)

Declension

Declension of rys

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	rys	rysa	ryse
Genitive	rysa	rysowu	rysow
Dative	rysoju	rysoma	rysam
Accusative	rysa	rysowu	ryse, rysow
Instrumental	rysom	rysoma	rysami
Locative	rysu	rysoma	rysach

References

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “rys”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “rys”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• ryce, ryse

Etymology

From Old French ris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːs/

Noun

rys (uncountable)

1. rice

Descendants

• English: rice
• Scots: rice

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɘs/
• Rhymes: -ɘs
• Syllabification: rys

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle High German rîz.

Noun

rys m inan

1. hallmark (distinct characteristic)
2. lineament

   Synonyms: zarys, kontur

3. summary, recapitulation, synopsis, abstract

   Synonym: streszczenie

Declension

Declension of rys

	singular	plural
nominative	rys	rysy
genitive	rysu	rysów
dative	rysowi	rysom
accusative	rys	rysy
instrumental	rysem	rysami
locative	rysie	rysach
vocative	rysie	rysy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rys f

1. genitive plural of rysa

Further reading

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

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rysь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈris/

Noun

1. lynx

Declension

Declension of rys

	singular	plural
nominative	rys	rysy
genitive	rysa	rysov
dative	rysovi	rysom
accusative	rysa	rysy
locative	rysovi	rysoch
instrumental	rysom	rysmi

Derived terms

• rysí

Further reading

• “rys”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

rys c (no plural)

1. rice

Further reading

• “rys (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011