Riss

== English == === Proper noun === the Riss A small river in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany, right tributary of the Danube. ==== Derived terms ==== Mindel-Riss Riss glaciation Riss-Würm == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɪs/ Rhymes: -ɪs === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German riss, from Old High German riz, from Proto-Germanic *writiz. ==== Alternative forms ==== Riß (superseded) ==== Noun ==== Riss m (strong, genitive Risses, plural Risse, diminutive Risschen n or Risslein n or Rissel n) fissure, crack rift, split, tear (hunting) prey killed by a predatory animal (dated) engraving; sketch, depiction ===== Usage notes ===== The spelling Riss has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Riß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling. ===== Declension ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Polish: rysa, ryspa (Chełmno-Dobrzyń)→ Belarusian: рыса (rysa)→ Ukrainian: риса (rysa) ==== Further reading ==== “Riss”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Riss” in Duden online “Riss” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Riss” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon === Etymology 2 === ==== Proper noun ==== Riss a surname == Hunsrik == === Etymology === From Middle High German riss, from Old High German riz, from Proto-Germanic *writiz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ris/ === Noun === Riss m (plural Riss, diminutive Rissje) crack, fissure === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Riss”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch