risu

risu m

1. rice

• “risu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Probably ris- +‎ -u, from risahtaa, thus onomatopoeic of the snapping sound made by dry twigs. Germanic origin has been proposed (compare Icelandic hrís (“brushwood”) and Swedish ris (“twigs in a heap”)), but considered unlikely for phonetic reasons.^[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈrisu/, [ˈris̠u]
• Rhymes: -isu
• Hyphenation^(key): ri‧su

risu

1. stick, dry twig
2. brickbat (criticism or uncomplimentary remark)

   Aikakauslehdissä on usein "ruusuja ja risuja" -niminen osasto kehuja ja kritiikkiä varten.

   It's quite common for magazines to have a section called Bouquets and Brickbats for compliments and criticisms.

• “risu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• Siru, ruis, siru, suri

risu

1. Rōmaji transcription of りす

rīsū

1. ablative singular of rīsus

risu

1. third-person plural past active indicative of rísa

risu (Cyrillic spelling рису)

1. dative/locative singular of ris