rys

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rys"

Translingual

Symbol

rys

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yaeyama.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Yaeyama terms

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rə̟i̯s]

• Audio:

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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. (transitive) to train, practise, exercise

   Synonym: stërvis

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of rys (active voice)

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		participle		rysur
		gerund		duke rysur
		infinitive		për të rysur
singular			plural
1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.	1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.
indicative	present	rys	rys	rys	rysim	rysni	rysin
	imperfect	rysja	rysje	ryste	rysnim	rysnit	rysnin
	aorist	rysa	ryse	rysi	rysëm	rysët	rysën
perfect	kam rysur	ke rysur	ka rysur	kemi rysur	keni rysur	kanë rysur
past perfect	kisha rysur	kishe rysur	kishte rysur	kishim rysur	kishit rysur	kishin rysur
aorist II	pata rysur	pate rysur	pati rysur	patëm rysur	patët rysur	patën rysur
future1	do të rys	do të rysësh	do të rysë	do të rysim	do të rysni	do të rysin
future perfect2	do të kem rysur	do të kesh rysur	do të ketë rysur	do të kemi rysur	do të keni rysur	do të kenë rysur
subjunctive	present	të rys	të rysësh	të rysë	të rysim	të rysni	të rysin
imperfect	të rysja	të rysje	të ryste	të rysnim	të rysnit	të rysnin
perfect	të kem rysur	të kesh rysur	të ketë rysur	të kemi rysur	të keni rysur	të kenë rysur
past perfect	të kisha rysur	të kishe rysur	të kishte rysur	të kishim rysur	të kishit rysur	të kishin rysur
conditional1, 2	imperfect	do të rysja	do të rysje	do të ryste	do të rysnim	do të rysnit	do të rysnin
	past perfect	do të kisha rysur	do të kishe rysur	do të kishte rysur	do të kishim rysur	do të kishit rysur	do të kishin rysur
optative	present	ryssha	ryssh	rystë	rysshim	rysshi	rysshin
perfect	paça rysur	paç rysur	pastë rysur	paçim rysur	paçit rysur	paçin rysur
admirative	present	ryskam	ryske	ryska	ryskemi	ryskeni	ryskan
	imperfect	ryskësha	ryskëshe	ryskësh	ryskëshim	ryskëshit	ryskëshin
perfect	paskam rysur	paske rysur	paska rysur	paskemi rysur	paskeni rysur	paskan rysur
past perfect	paskësha rysur	paskëshe rysur	paskësh rysur	paskëshim rysur	paskëshit rysur	paskëshin rysur
imperative	present	—	rys	—	—	rysni	—
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Further reading

• “rys”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• Newmark, Leonard (1999), “rys”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɪs]
• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Homophone: Rys

Etymology 1

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

Noun

rys m anim (relational adjective rysí)

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

nouns

• rysátko
• 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), 2008–2026

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. Doublet of rysa.

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^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “rys”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rysь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ris/, [ˈris]
• Rhymes: -is

Noun

rys m animal (relational adjective rysí)

1. lynx

Declension

Declension of rys
(patterns chlap (singular) and dub (plural))

	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, 2003–2026

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