rins

English

Verb

rins

third-person singular simple present indicative of rin

Anagrams

NIRS, NRIs, RNIs, SNRI

Dutch

Etymology

Probably from Middle Dutch rinsc (“from the Rhine”) from rijn +‎ -sc. Wine from the Rhineland was called rinsche wijn up to the 1830s and the word probably got applied to other pleasantly or mildly sour products.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

rins (comparative rinser, superlative meest rins or rinst)

mildly or pleasantly sour

Descendants

→ Papiamentu: rens (dated)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁĩs/ [ˈhĩs]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁĩʃ/ [ˈχĩʃ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁĩʃ/

Hyphenation: rins

Noun

rins

plural of rim

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