Reis

See also: reis, reís, rèis, and réis

German

Etymology 1

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

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

Reis m (strong, genitive Reises, plural Reise)

  1. rice
Declension
Declension of Reis [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reis die Reise
genitive eines des Reises der Reise
dative einem dem Reis, Reise1 den Reisen
accusative einen den Reis die Reise

1Now uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Arvorioreis
  • Basmatireis
  • Cargoreis
  • Langkornreis
  • Milchreis
  • Naturreis
  • Patnareis
  • Perlreis
  • Puffreis
  • Reisbau
  • Reisbauer
  • Reisernte
  • Reisfeld
  • Reisgericht
  • Reisimport
  • Reiskorn
  • Reismehl
  • Reispflanze
  • Reisproduktion
  • Reisstärke
  • Reisstärling
  • Wildreis

Etymology 2

From Middle High German rīs, from Old High German rīs, hrīs, from Proto-Germanic *hrīsą. Cognate with Dutch rijs, English rise, rice. More at rice (Etymology 2).

Pronunciation
  • Like etymology 1 above.

Noun

Reis n (strong, genitive Reises, plural Reiser)

    1. (higher register) shoot (of a plant), little twig
      Synonyms: Spross, Trieb, Zweig
    Declension
    Declension of Reis [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Reis die Reiser
    genitive eines des Reises der Reiser
    dative einem dem Reis, Reise1 den Reisern
    accusative ein das Reis die Reiser

    1Now uncommon, see notes.

    Etymology 3

    See the lemma.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʁɛɪ̯s/
    • Rhymes: -ɛɪ̯s

    Noun

    Reis

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

    References

    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

    Hunsrik

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /raɪ̯s/

    Noun

    Reis m

    1. rice

    Further reading

    Plautdietsch

    Etymology

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

    Noun

    Reis f (plural Reisen)

    1. journey, trip

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁɐjʃ/
      • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁejʃ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁeʃ/

    • Homophones: reis, réis (Portugal)
    • Hyphenation: Reis

    Proper noun

    Reis

    1. a surname
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