ris – Norwegian Bokmål noun declension

Noun: ris
Gender: Masculine, Neuter Hyphenation:

uncountable

Indefinite

Sg.	ris
Pl.	ris

Definite

Sg.	risen; riset
Pl.	risa; risene

Sample Sentences

Skal vi ha ris eller poteter til fisken? (Should we have rice or potatoes with the fish?)
puffet ris (puffed rice)

Nouns inflected like ris

ris, bruk, ting,

Etymology

1. Inherited from Old Norse rís (“rice”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza, “rice”).
2. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk ris, Danish ris, Swedish ris, Icelandic hrísgrjón (“rice grains”), German Reis, French riz, Italian riso and English rice. See: Ancient Greek Nouns 'ὄρυζα', Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns 'ris', Danish Nouns 'ris', Swedish Nouns 'ris', Icelandic Nouns 'hrísgrjón', German Nouns 'Reis', French Nouns 'riz', Italian Nouns 'riso', English Nouns 'rice'.