Reis
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʀaɪ̯s]
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audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯s
Etymology 1
From Middle High German rīs, borrowed from Late Latin risum or risus, from Latin oriza, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza) (Modern Greek όρυζα (óryza)). See also English rice.[1]
Noun
Reis m (genitive Reises, plural Reise)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle High German rīs, from Old High German rīs, hrīs, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą. Cognate with Dutch rijs, English rise, rice. More at rice (Etymology 2).
Noun
Reis n (genitive Reises, plural Reiser)
- shoot (of a plant)
Derived terms
- Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
- Usage note: The line Es ist ein Ros entsprungen originally meant a shoot of a trunk, concerning Jesaja 11 in the Bible. Later the line was understood as a rose, concerning Mary.More at https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Es_ist_ein_Ros_entsprungen
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʀaɪ̯s/
- Rhymes: -aɪ̯s
Noun
Reis
- plural of Real
References
- ↑ Kluge, Friedrich (1989), Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN
Plautdietsch
Noun
Reis f (plural Reisen)
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