Ris

Lëtzebuergesch

English: giant [mythical being]; giant [tall person]
Français: géant [être fabuleux]; géant [grande personne]
Deutsch: Riese [Märchengestalt]; Riese [großer Mensch]

Type: SUBST M
Plural: Risen

Pronunciation (IPA)

[ʀiːs]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch: Riese (Märchengestalt)
Français: géant (être fabuleux)
English: giant (mythical being)
Português: gigante (ser fabuloso)
Nederlands: reus (sprookjesfiguur)

Meaning 2

colloquial

Deutsch: Riese (großer Mensch)
Français: géant (grande personne)
English: giant (tall person)
Português: gigante (pessoa alta)
Nederlands: reus (groot mens)

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

Ris
Risen

Example sentences

a ville Märercher gëtt et e Ris
Meaning 1: giant
wat ass Ären Eelsten awer e Ris ginn!
colloquial
Meaning 2: giant

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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