Ried

See also: ried

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as rede in 1275. Derived from a hydronym cognate to Old English rith (“stream”). The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an earlier version of the Frisian name.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rit/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ried
  • Rhymes: -it
  • Homophone: riet

Proper noun

Ried n

  1. A village in Waadhoeke, Friesland, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁiːt/
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

From Middle High German riet, from Old High German riot, hriot, riod, from Proto-West Germanic *hreud (“reed”), but with no certain cognates outside of Germanic (cf. Proto-Slavic *ryti (“to dig”), Lithuanian ravė́ti (“to weed”) ?).

Alternative forms
  • Reet (Low German equivalent, now also common in standard German)

Noun

Ried n (strong, genitive Riedes or Rieds, plural Riede)

  1. reed
    Synonym: Schilf
Declension
Declension of Ried [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Ried die Riede
genitive eines des Riedes, Rieds der Riede
dative einem dem Ried, Riede1 den Rieden
accusative ein das Ried die Riede

1Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Ried m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Rieds or (with an article) Ried, feminine genitive Ried, plural Rieds)

  1. a surname

Further reading
  • “Ried” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German reda. Cognate with German Rede, Dutch rede.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʀiət/
  • Rhymes: -iət

Noun

Ried f (plural Rieden)

  1. speech, address, talk
  2. language, speech (way of speaking)
  3. discourse, conversation
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