rs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rs"

English

Noun

rs

1. plural of r

Usage notes

• Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler’s Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that “after letters an apostrophe is obligatory.” The 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.15, “To aid comprehension, lowercase letters form the plural with an apostrophe and an s”. The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

• SR, Sr, Sr.

Egyptian

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /rɛs/
  • Conventional anglicization: res

Verb

 2-lit.

1. (intransitive) to be(come) awake, to awaken

Inflection

Conjugation of rs (biliteral / 2-lit. / 2rad.) — base stem: rs, geminated stem: rss

infinitival forms imperative infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural rs rsw, rs rst rs, j.rs rs, j.rs ‘pseudoverbal’ forms stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2 rs ḥr rs m rs r rs suffix conjugation aspect / mood active contingent aspect / mood active perfect rs.n consecutive rs.jn terminative rst perfective3 rs obligative1 rs.ḫr imperfective rs, j.rs1 prospective3 rs potentialis1 rs.kꜣ subjunctive rs, j.rs1 verbal adjectives aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles active active passive perfect rs.n — — perfective rs rs rss, rssj6, rs2, rsw2 5, rsy2 5 imperfective j.rs1, rs, rsy, rsw5 j.rs1, j.rsw1 5, rs, rsj6, rsy6 rs, rsw5 prospective rs, rstj7 rstj4, rst4 1 Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. 2 Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. 3 Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. 4 Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. 5 Only in the masculine singular. 6 Only in the masculine. 7 Only in the feminine.

Derived terms

• rn.s-rs
• rswt

Descendants

• Sahidic Coptic: ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ (roeis)
• Bohairic Coptic: ⲣⲱⲓⲥ (rōis), ⲣⲱⲥ (rōs)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ⲗⲁⲉⲓⲥ (laeis), ⲗⲁⲓⲥ (lais), ⲣⲁⲓⲥ (rais)
• Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲣⲁⲓⲥ (rais)
• Akhmimic Coptic: ⲣⲁⲉⲓⲥ (raeis)

References

• James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 360.
• Coptic Dictionary Online
• Cherix, Pierre. “Cherix, P., 2023, Lexique Copte Sahidique. V.23.1, 131 P.” Academia.Edu, 7 May 2013, pg. 30 www.academia.edu/3481758/CHERIX_P_2023_Lexique_copte_sahidique_V_23_1_131_p.

Finnish

Noun

rs

1. abbreviation of rasia (“box”)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• rsrs, rsrsrs (and so on, depending on the supposed length of the laughter)

Etymology

Abbreviation of risos (“laughs”).

Interjection

rs

1. (chiefly Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) laughs; lol; haha

   Synonym: (Brazil) kkk