Ried

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See also: ried

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as rede in 1275. Derived from a hydronym cognate to Old English rith (stream). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rit/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ried
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Homophone: riet

Proper noun

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Ried n

  1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands

References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German riet, from Old High German riot, hriot, riod, from Proto-West Germanic *hreud (reed), but with no certain cognates outside of Germanic (cf. Proto-Slavic *ryti (to dig), Lithuanian ravė́ti (to weed) ?).

Alternative forms

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  • Reet (Low German equivalent, now also common in standard German)

Noun

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Ried n (strong, genitive Riedes or Rieds, plural Riede)

  1. reed
    Synonym: Schilf
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Ried m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rieds or (with an article) Ried, feminine genitive Ried, plural Rieds)

  1. a surname

Further reading

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  • Ried” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German reda. Cognate with German Rede, Dutch rede.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Ried f (plural Rieden)

  1. speech, address, talk
  2. language, speech (way of speaking)
  3. discourse, conversation
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