rij

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • rîj (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rinja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rinéHti ‘move’ (compare Serbo-Croatian rinuti ‘to push’, Ancient Greek (Lesbian) ορίνειν (orínein) ‘to move’), present of *h₃reiH-.

Verb

rij

  1. to make humid, humidify

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛi̯/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rië, from Old Dutch *rīa.

Noun

rij f (plural rijen, diminutive rijtje n)

  1. row, line
    Synonym: reeks
  2. row (entries in a table going left to right)
    Antonym: kolom
  3. line, queue of people waiting for something
    Is dit de achterkant van de rij?
    Is this the back of the line?
  4. (mathematics) series
    rij van Fibonacci
    Fibonacci series
    Synonym: reeks
  5. (chess) rank

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

rij

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rijen
  2. imperative of rijen

Latvian

Verb

rij

  1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of rīt
  2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of rīt
  3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of rīt
  4. 2nd person singular imperative form of rīt
  5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of rīt
  6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of rīt
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