risi

See also: rîsi and rīsi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse risi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɹiːsɪ]
  • Rhymes: -iːsɪ

Noun

risi m (genitive singular risa, plural risar)

  1. giant
  2. very tall and strong man

Declension

m1 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative risi risin risar risarnir
Accusative risa risan risar risarnar
Dative risa risanum risum risunum
Genitive risa risans risa risanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse risi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɪːsɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːsɪ

Noun

risi m (genitive singular risa, nominative plural risar)

  1. giant

Declension

Italian

Verb

risi

  1. first-person singular past historic of ridere

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

rīsī

  1. nominative masculine plural of rīsus
  2. genitive masculine singular of rīsus
  3. genitive neuter singular of rīsus
  4. vocative masculine plural of rīsus

Verb

rīsī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of rīdeō

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *risiz. Cognate to German Riese and Dutch reus.

Noun

risi m (genitive risa, plural risar)

  1. (Norse mythology) A giant.

Synonyms

Descendants

See also

References

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