rys

See also: Rys, ryś, Ryś, Ryš, and rys.

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rə̟i̯s]

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Noun

rys (uncountable)

1. rice

References

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

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rūtja, from Proto-Indo-European *reṷə-. Cognate to Latin ruo (“to rush down, to bring down”), Proto-Slavic *ryti, Lithuanian ráuti (“to tear, to pull”), Egyptian rish (“high leader, boss”).

Verb

rys (aorist rysa, participle rysur)

1. to train, practise, exercise

   Synonym: stërvis

Further reading

• “rys”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “rys”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɪs]
• Rhymes: -ɪs

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech rys, from Proto-Slavic *rysь.

Noun

rys m anim

1. lynx

Declension

Declension of rys (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	rys	rysi, rysové
genitive	rysa	rysů
dative	rysovi, rysu	rysům
accusative	rysa	rysy
vocative	ryse	rysi, rysové
locative	rysovi, rysu	rysech
instrumental	rysem	rysy

Derived terms

adjectives

• rysí
• rysový

 

noun

• rysice

 

Etymology 2

Noun

rys m inan

1. trait, attribute
2. technical drawing

Declension

Declension of rys (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	rys	rysy
genitive	rysu	rysů
dative	rysu	rysům
accusative	rys	rysy
vocative	ryse	rysy
locative	rysu	rysech
instrumental	rysem	rysy

Derived terms

nouns

• bokorys
• nárys
• povahový rys
• půdorys
• rýsování

 

Related terms

• obrys m
• rýsovat

 

Further reading

• “rys”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “rys”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “rys”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Lower Sorbian

rys

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rysь. Cognate with Upper Sorbian rys.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɨs/

Noun

rys m anim

1. lynx (wildcat of the genus Lynx)

Declension

Declension of rys

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	rys	rysa	ryse
Genitive	rysa	rysowu	rysow
Dative	rysoju	rysoma	rysam
Accusative	rysa	rysowu	ryse, rysow
Instrumental	rysom	rysoma	rysami
Locative	rysu	rysoma	rysach

References

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “rys”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “rys”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ryce, ryse

Etymology

From Old French ris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːs/

Noun

rys (uncountable)

1. rice

Descendants

• English: rice
• Scots: rice

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɘs/
• Rhymes: -ɘs
• Syllabification: rys

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle High German rîz.

Noun

rys m inan

1. hallmark (distinct characteristic)
2. lineament

   Synonyms: zarys, kontur

3. summary, recapitulation, synopsis, abstract

   Synonym: streszczenie

Declension

Declension of rys

	singular	plural
nominative	rys	rysy
genitive	rysu	rysów
dative	rysowi	rysom
accusative	rys	rysy
instrumental	rysem	rysami
locative	rysie	rysach
vocative	rysie	rysy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rys f

1. genitive plural of rysa

Further reading

• rys in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rys in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rysь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ris]

Noun

rys m animal (related adjective rysí)

1. lynx

Declension

Declension of rys

	singular	plural
nominative	rys	rysy
genitive	rysa	rysov
dative	rysovi	rysom
accusative	rysa	rysy
locative	rysovi	rysoch
instrumental	rysom	rysmi

Derived terms

noun

• rysica

 

Further reading

• “rys”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

West Frisian

Etymology

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Noun

rys c (no plural)

1. rice

Further reading

• “rys (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011