r.

See also: Appendix:Variations of "r"

Translingual

Etymology

Short for Latin recipe (“take”, imperative).

Verb

r.

  1. (medicine) take (in medicinal recipes)

English

Etymology 1

Short for Latin rēgnāvit (“(he/she) reigned”), third person singular perfect active indicative of rēgnō (“to reign”).

Verb

r.

  1. Reigned.
    Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos (r. 1143–1180)

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

Adjective

r.

  1. Abbreviation of rare.
  2. Abbreviation of royal.
  3. Abbreviation of right.
    r. com. car. a. ― right common carotid artery

Noun

r. (plural rs.)

  1. (law) Abbreviation of rule.
  2. Abbreviation of ruble.
    • 1868, “Russia: Introduction”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, Second edition, London: John Murray, page 45:
      The paper-money in circulation is inconvertible, but has a forced currency. The notes represent 100 rubles; 50 rs., 25 rs., 10 rs., 5 rs., 3 rs., and 1 ruble, and are plainly stamped with their value.
Usage notes
  • (legal): This is the customary abbreviation of the term rule as used in legal citation. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Subdivisions", Table T16, p. 472-73.

German

Adverb

r.

  1. Abbreviation of rechts.

Polish

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /rɔk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔk

Noun

r. m inan

  1. Abbreviation of rok (“year”): yr
    Traktat w Verdun miał miejsce w 843 r. ― The Treaty of Verdun took place in 843.
Usage notes

Required after dates by most official guides.

See also

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.d͡zaj/
  • Rhymes: -ɔd͡zaj

Noun

r. m inan

  1. Abbreviation of rodzaj (“grammatical gender, genus, kind”): g.
    Synonym: rodz.
    Polskie słowo „łąka“ jest r. żeń. (rodzaju żeńskiego)
    The Polish word “łąka” is of fem. g.

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

r. (Cyrillic spelling р.)

  1. Abbreviation of razred (“class”).
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