Reis

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See also: reis, reís, rèis, and réis

German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German rīs, borrowed from Late Latin rīsum or rīsus, from Latin orȳza, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄρῡζα (órūza) (Greek όρυζα (óryza)). See also English rice.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁaɪ̯s/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯s
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Noun

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Reis m (strong, genitive Reises, plural Reise)

  1. rice
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German rīs, from Old High German rīs, hrīs, from Proto-West Germanic *hrīs, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą.

Cognate with Dutch rijs, English rise, rice. More at rice (Etymology 2).

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Noun

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Reis n (strong, genitive Reises, plural Reiser)

  1. (higher register) shoot (of a plant), little twig
    Synonyms: Spross, Trieb, Zweig
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Noun

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Reis

  1. (rare) plural of Real (Brazilian and former Portuguese currency)

References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Reis”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German rīs, borrowed from Late Latin rīsum or rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza).

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Noun

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Reis m

  1. rice

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Plautdietsch

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From Middle Low German reise, from Old Saxon *reisa, from Proto-West Germanic *raisu.

Noun

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Reis f (plural Reisen)

  1. journey, trip

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Reis

  1. a surname