ry

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ry"

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəi/

Etymology 1

From Dutch rij.

Noun

ry (plural rye)

1. row

Etymology 2

From Dutch rijden.

Verb

ry (present ry, present participle ryende, past participle gery)

1. to ride
2. to drive

Danish

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Middle Danish ry (“outcry, noise, reputation”).

Noun

ry n (singular definite ryet, not used in plural form)

1. reputation

Declension

Declension of ry

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	ry	ryet
genitive	rys	ryets

Synonyms

• omdømme
• rygte

Derived terms

• vanry
• verdensry

References

• “ry” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “ry” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Finnish

Noun

ry

1. initialism of rekisteröity yhdistys
2. (botany) initialism of rungon ympärysmitta (“tree trunk circumference”)

Further reading

• “ry”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Kayapó

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *ry (“to be long”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ᵊˈɾɯx]

Noun

ry

1. long

   Kàx abẽn kuràm ry karêrê mex.

   The longer knife clears well.

Manx

Preposition

ry

1. obsolete form of rish

Usage notes

Only used in set phrases, e.g.:

• ry-cheilley (“together”)
• ry-heet (“pending, future, forthcoming”)
• bun ry skyn (“inverted, disordered, topsy-turvy”)

Middle Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *rroɣid, from Proto-Celtic *rogīti.

Verb

ry

1. to give

Descendants

• Cornish: ri

Middle English

Noun

ry

1. (Late Middle English) alternative form of rye

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from Danish ry (“reputation”), from Old Danish ry (“noise, shout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾyː/

Noun

ry n (definite singular ryet, uncountable)

1. fame, renown
2. reputation

Synonyms

• berømmelse, rykte

References

• “ry” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ry n (definite singular ryet, uncountable)

1. fame, renown
2. reputation

Synonyms

• rykte

Verb

ry (present tense ryr, past tense rydde or raud, supine rydd/rydt or rode, past participle rydd or rode, present participle ryande)

1. (transitive) to sprinkle
2. (intransitive) to smolder up

References

• “ry” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• yr

Swedish

Noun

ry c

1. (dated) alternative form of ryd (“forest clearing”)

Tapayuna

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *ry (“to be long”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɽɨ]

Verb

ry

1. to be long

   Itha ra ryn itha ra khrãrã.

   This one is long and this one is short.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /rɨː/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /riː/

Verb

ry

1. soft mutation of rhy

Mutation

Mutated forms of rhy

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhy	ry	unchanged	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.