rij

Albanian

Alternative forms

• rîj (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rinja, from *h₃rinéHti (“move”), present of *h₃er- (“to move, stir, rise, spring”). Related to re (“cloud(s)”), Illyrian *rhinos (“fog, mist”), Proto-Slavic *rinǫti (“push shove”), Aeolic Greek ὀρῑ́νω (orī́nō, “to move”).

Verb

rij

1. to make humid, humidify, moisten

Related terms

• re, ren
• ritë

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛi̯/

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rië, from Old Dutch *rīa.

Noun

rij f (plural rijen, diminutive rijtje n)

1. row, line

   Synonym: reeks

2. row (entries in a table going left to right)

   Antonym: kolom

3. line, queue of people waiting for something

   Is dit de achterkant van de rij?

   Is this the back of the line?

4. (mathematics) series

   rij van Fibonacci

   Fibonacci series

   Synonym: reeks

5. (chess) rank

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rij

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of rijen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of rijen

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Latvian

Verb

rij

1. (deprecated template usage) 2nd person singular present indicative form of rīt
2. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular present indicative form of rīt
3. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural present indicative form of rīt
4. (deprecated template usage) 2nd person singular imperative form of rīt
5. (with the particle lai) (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular imperative form of rīt
6. (with the particle lai) (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural imperative form of rīt