Definitions and meaning of reis
reis
English
Etymology 1
From Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “head, chief, leader”)
Noun
reis (plural reises)
- (historical) The holder of an Ottoman military rank akin to that of naval captain.
Alternative forms
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
reis
- plural of real
Related terms
Anagrams
- EIRs, Eris, Iser, SIer, Seri, eirs, ires, rise, sire
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch reis, from Middle Dutch rêse, reise, from Old Dutch *rēsa, from Proto-West Germanic *raisu.
Pronunciation
Noun
reis (plural reise, diminutive reisie)
- journey, trip, voyage
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Asturian
Noun
reis
- plural of rei
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈrejs]
Noun
reis
- plural of rei
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛi̯s/
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- Hyphenation: reis
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯s
- Homophones: rijs, Rijs
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch rêse, reise, from Old Dutch *rēsa, from Proto-West Germanic *raisu. Distantly related to English rise and raise. The form with -ei- is expected only in south-eastern dialects; several sources suspect that it was reinforced by Middle High German reise, modern German Reise.
Noun
reis f (plural reizen, diminutive reisje n)
- travel
- trip, tour
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: reis
- → Russian: рейс (rejs)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
reis
- inflection of reizen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *raici, of Baltic origin. Compare Lithuanian rietas (“thigh”), rietai. Cognates include Finnish reisi.
Noun
reis (genitive reie, partitive reit)
- (anatomy) thigh
Declension
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German reise.
Noun
reis (genitive reisi, partitive reisi)
- trip, journey
Declension
(humorous, poetic)
Derived terms
Galician
Noun
reis
- plural of rei
German
Pronunciation
Verb
reis
- singular imperative of reisen
Ingrian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *raici. Cognates include Finnish reisi and Estonian reis.
Pronunciation
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- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrei̯s/, [ˈre̞i̯z̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrei̯s/, [ˈre̞i̯ʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ei̯s
- Hyphenation: reis
Noun
reis
- thigh
- pole (of a wagon)
- wing (of a seine)
Declension
Synonyms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
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- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrekisːæ/, [ˈre̞kis̠ː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈre.is/, [ˈre̞.iʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ekisː, -e.is
- Hyphenation: reis
Noun
reis
- inessive plural of reki
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 472
Latin
Etymology 1
From reus.
Noun
reīs f
- dative/ablative plural of rea
Etymology 2
From rēs.
Noun
reīs m
- dative/ablative plural of reus
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
reis
- imperative of reise
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
reis f (definite singular reisa, indefinite plural reiser, definite plural reisene)
- alternative form of reise
Etymology 2
Verb
reis
- imperative of reise
Etymology 3
Verb
reis
- past of risa
Old French
Noun
reis m
- nominative singular of rei
- oblique plural of rei
Old Galician-Portuguese
Noun
reis m pl
- plural of rei
Old Norse
Verb
reis
- first/third-person singular past active indicative of rísa
Old Occitan
Noun
reis m pl
- inflection of rei:
- nominative plural
- oblique singular
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Homophones: Reis, réis (Portugal)
- Hyphenation: reis
Noun
reis m
- plural of rei
- obsolete spelling of réis
Takia
Etymology
Borrowed from Tok Pisin rais.
Noun
reis
- rice
References
Turkish
Alternative forms
- reiz, reyis, reyiz (misspelling)
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish رئیس (reʾis, “president; captain”), from Arabic رَئِيس (raʔīs, “head, chief, leader”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾe(j)ˈis/, [ɾe(j)ˈis]
Noun
reis (definite accusative reisi, plural reisler)
- (obsolete) president
- Synonym: başkan
- (dated) leader
- Synonym: lider
- (nautical) captain of a small boat
- (slang, politics) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “reis”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “reis”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “reis”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “reis”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3872
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “رئيس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 999
Welsh
Alternative forms
- rheis, rhis, ris (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French ris (possibly via Middle English rys, compare modern English rice).
Pronunciation
Noun
reis m (uncountable, not mutable)
- rice
Coordinate terms
- (Cereals) ŷd; ceirch, gwenith, haidd, indrawn/india-corn, miled, reis, rhyg, rhygwenith, sbelt, sorgwm
Derived terms
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “reis”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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