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Translingual
Etymology
Symbol
rir
See also
Ainu
Noun
rir (Kana spelling リㇼ)
Asturian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *rīdīre, from Latin rīdēre.
Verb
rir (first-person singular indicative present ro, past participle ríu)
- to laugh
- Nun vos riáis frente ella
- Don't laugh in front of her.
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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Danish
Pronunciation
Verb
rir or rier
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese riir, from Vulgar Latin *rīdīre, from Latin rīdēre.
Pronunciation
Verb
rir (first-person singular present río, first-person singular preterite rin, past participle rido)
rir (first-person singular present rio, first-person singular preterite rim or ri, past participle rido, reintegrationist norm)
- (intransitive or pronominal) to laugh
- (intransitive) to laugh at; to make fun of [with de]
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
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References
- Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “riir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
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Mokilese
Noun
rir
References
- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977
North Frisian
Alternative forms
- ridj (Föhr-Amrum)
- ride (Mooring)
Etymology
From Old Frisian rīda. Cognates include West Frisian ride.
Pronunciation
Verb
rir
Conjugation
Conjugation of rir (Sylt dialect)
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Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
rir
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
rir
Palauan
Pronunciation
Noun
rir
- fallen leaves of the betel palm
Derived terms
- merir (“yellow”)
References
- rir in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
- rir in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
- rir in Lewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977), Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 293.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese riir, from Vulgar Latin *rīdīre, from Latin rīdēre.
Pronunciation
Verb
rir (first-person singular present rio, first-person singular preterite ri, past participle rido)
- (pronominal) to laugh (to express mirth or derision by emitting chuckling sounds) [with de ‘at someone/something’]
- Passei horas rindo. ― I spent hours laughing.
- Rimo-nos muito daquele filme. ― We laughed a lot at that film.
- (pronominal) to laugh at; to make fun of (to make an object of ridicule) [with de ‘someone’]
- As pessoas apontam e riem-se de mim. ― People point and laugh at me.
- (intransitive, poetic) to laugh (to be or appear mirthful)
- O dia ri. ― The day laughs.
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- “rir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “rir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin rīdere, from Latin rīdēre
Verb
rir
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter) to laugh
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