rij

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • rîj (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rinja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rinéHti (move), present of *h₃er- (to move, stir, rise, spring). Related to re (cloud(s)), Proto-Slavic *rinǫti (push, shove), Aeolic Greek ὀρῑ́νω (orī́nō, to move).[1]

Verb

rij

  1. to make humid, humidify, moisten

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), rij ~ rî”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 371

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛi̯/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rië, from Old Dutch *rīa, from Proto-West Germanic *rīhan.

Noun

rij f (plural rijen, diminutive rijtje n)

  1. row, line
    Synonym: reeks
  2. row (entries in a table going left to right)
    Antonym: kolom
  3. line, queue of people waiting for something
    Is dit de achterkant van de rij?
    Is this the back of the line?
  4. (mathematics) series
    rij van Fibonacci
    Fibonacci series
    Synonym: reeks
  5. (chess) rank
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: rieg
  • Aukan: lei
  • Caribbean Javanese: rèi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rij

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rijden
  2. imperative of rijden

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rij

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rijen
  2. imperative of rijen

Latvian

Verb

rij

  1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of rīt
  2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of rīt
  3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of rīt
  4. 2nd person singular imperative form of rīt
  5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of rīt
  6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of rīt

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *qrwɤjꟲ (mountain stream). Cognate with Thai ห้วย (hûai), Lao ຫ້ວຍ (wany), ᦠᦽᧉ (ḣoy²), Shan ႁူၺ်ႈ (hōi), Ahom 𑜍𑜤𑜐𑜫 (ruñ), Saek รี̂.

Pronunciation

Noun

rij (Sawndip forms or , 1957–1982 spelling riз)

  1. stream; brook
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