rys
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rə̟i̯s]
Audio (file)
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”), Punjab [script needed] (rish, “holy, sacred”).[1]
Verb
rys (first-person singular past tense rysa, participle rysur)
References
- Vladimir, Orel. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the albanian languagep .11
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɪs]
- Rhymes: -ɪs
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech rys, from Proto-Slavic *rysь.
Declension
Declension
Lower Sorbian

Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *rysь. Cognate with Upper Sorbian rys.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɨs/
Declension
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/
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɨs/
- Rhymes: -ɨs
- Syllabification: rys
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle High German rîz.
Noun
rys m inan
- hallmark (distinct characteristic)
- lineament
- summary, recapitulation, synopsis, abstract
- Synonym: streszczenie
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rysь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ris]
Noun
rys m anim (genitive singular rysa, nominative plural rysy, genitive plural rysov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
Further reading
- rys in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Further reading
- “rys (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011