reis

Alternative forms

• rais, ras

Etymology

From Arabic رَئِيس‎ (raʾīs, “head, chief, leader”)

Noun

reis (plural reises)

1. A chief; a person with authority.

Anagrams

• EIRs, Eris, Iser, SIer, Seri, eirs, ires, rise, sire

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rə̟i̯s]

Noun

reis (plural [please provide])

1. journey

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Noun

reis

1. plural of rei

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛi̯s/

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• Hyphenation: reis
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch reise, from Old Dutch *reisa, from Proto-Germanic *raisō.

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Anagrams

• Iers, Sier, sier

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *raici, of Baltic origin. Compare Lithuanian rietas (“thigh”), rietai. Cognates include Finnish reisi.

Etymology 2

From Low German reise

Noun

reis

1. plural of rei

Etymology 1

From reus.

Etymology 2

From rēs.

Verb

reis

1. imperative of reise

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Noun

reis m

1. nominative singular of rei
   • circa 1250, Marie de France, Chevrefeuille

     Li reis Mars esteit curuciez

     King Marc was furious

2. oblique plural of rei

Noun

reis m pl

1. nominative plural of rei
2. oblique singular of rei

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐjʃ/

Noun

reis m

1. plural of rei
2. Obsolete spelling of réis

Etymology

From Arabic رَئِيس‎ (raʾīs, “head, chief, leader”).

Noun

reis (definite accusative reisi, plural reisler)

1. (obsolete) president

Alternative forms

• rheis
• rhis
• ris

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French ris (possibly via Middle English rys, compare modern English rice).

Noun

reis m (uncountable)

1. rice

References

• “reis, rheis, ris, rhis”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014

Etymology 1

From late Old Norse reisa, from Middle Low German reise.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse reisa (“raise”), from Proto-Germanic *raizijaną.