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 słowołąkajest 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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