hrís

See also: hris

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r̥iːs/
• Rhymes: -iːs

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrís, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą. Cognate with Faroese rís, Danish ris, Swedish ris, English rice, German Reis, Dutch rijs.

Noun

hrís n (genitive singular hríss, nominative plural hrís)

1. brushwood
2. dwarf birch (Betula nana)

Declension

declension of hrís

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrís	hrísið	hrís	hrísin
accusative	hrís	hrísið	hrís	hrísin
dative	hrísi	hrísinu	hrísum	hrísunum
genitive	hríss	hríssins	hrísa	hrísanna

Synonyms

• (brushwood): kjarr
• (dwarf birch): fjalldrapi

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄρυζᾰ (óruza, “rice”).

Noun

hrís m (genitive singular hríss, no plural)

1. rice

Declension

declension of hrís

m-s1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hrís	hrísinn
accusative	hrís	hrísinn
dative	hrís	hrísnum
genitive	hríss	hríssins

Synonyms

• (rice): hrísgrjón