rist

See also: Rist

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic крьстъ (krĭstŭ).

Noun

rist (genitive risti, partitive risti)

1. cross
2. crossing
3. crossroads
4. clubs (suit of cards)

Synonyms

• risti (clubs)

References

• Raimo Raag. (2015), A Criterion for Old Age, section “Word stems in modern standard Estonian of Old East Slavic origin”, in Книгамъ бо есть неищетная глубина: Essays in Honour of Irina Lysén.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rist, from Proto-Germanic *wristuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

rist f (genitive singular ristar, nominative plural ristir)

1. instep
2. grate (e.g. in an oven)
3. grid, grille

Declension

declension of rist

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rist	ristin	ristir	ristirnar
accusative	rist	ristina	ristir	ristirnar
dative	rist	ristinni	ristum	ristunum
genitive	ristar	ristarinnar	rista	ristanna

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Ludian

Etymology

Related to Finnish risti.

Noun

rist

1. cross

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rist

1. past participle of rise
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of riste

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

rist

1. inflection of riste:
   1. past participle
   2. imperative

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

• vrist

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wristuz m.

Noun

rist f (genitive ristar, plural ristr)

1. instep of the foot

Descendants

• Icelandic: rist
• Norn: rist
• Old Swedish: vrist
  • Swedish: vrist
• Danish: vrist

References

• “rist”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish risti.

Noun

rist

1. cross