Riesling

See also: riesling

English

Alternative forms

• riesling

Etymology

From German Riesling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːzlɪŋ/, /ˈɹiːslɪŋ/

Noun

Riesling (plural Rieslings)

1. A variety of grape grown especially in Germany and other relatively cool areas.
2. A white wine made from this grape (often slightly sweet).

Translations

a variety of grape

• Czech: Ryzlink m
• German: Rieslingtraube f
• Russian: Ри́слинг m (Rísling)

a white wine made from this grape

• Czech: Ryzlink m
• German: Riesling (de) m
• Russian: Ри́слинг m (Rísling)

Anagrams

• Reilings, resiling

German

Riesling grape

Riesling white wine

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from a Middle High German variant of rueszling, perhaps ruoz (“soot”), from Old High German hruoz, from Proto-Germanic *hrōtaz (“soot”) + the suffix -ling. The semantic connection with soot would be referring to the grapes' tendency to develop black spots when ripe.

There are several written references to the variety of grape dating from the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁiːslɪŋ/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: Ries‧ling

Noun

Riesling m (strong, genitive Rieslings, plural Rieslinge)

1. (uncountable) Riesling grape (a variety of grape grown especially in Germany and other relatively cool areas)
2. Riesling (a white wine made from Riesling grapes)

Declension

Declension of Riesling [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Riesling	die	Rieslinge
genitive	eines	des	Rieslings	der	Rieslinge
dative	einem	dem	Riesling	den	Rieslingen
accusative	einen	den	Riesling	die	Rieslinge

Synonyms

• Johannisberger
• Klingelberger
• Moselriesling
• Rheinriesling

Hypernyms

• Wein

Hyponyms

• Roter Riesling
• Schwarzriesling
• Weißer Riesling

Derived terms

• Rheinriesling
• Rieslinggewächs
• Rieslingsekt
• Welschriesling

Related terms

• Eiswein
• Glühwein
• Landwein
• Qualitätswein
• Rotwein
• Tafelwein
• Weißwein

See also

• Großes Gewächs
• Silvaner
• Gewürztraminer
• Müller-Thurgau
• Gutedel
• Weißburgunder
• Grauburgunder
• Spätburgunder
• Spätlese
• Auslese
• Beerenauslese
• Trockenbeerenauslese
• Federweißer

Further reading

• “Riesling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Riesling” in Duden online
• “Riesling” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon