Ries

ries ríes English Etymology As a south en de - and Jewish surname, from the noun en Riese giant. Also as a German surname, from en gml rīs brushwood, twig, from en osx hrīs. Also as a German surname, variant of en Reis, en Riess. As as en cy - surname, variant of en Rice. Proper noun es en German. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Ries is the 4857th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7258 individuals. Ries is most common among White (93.87%) individuals. Further reading East Central German Etymology gmw-ecg gem-pro 1 From gmw-ecg gmh rise, from gmw-ecg goh riso, goh risi, from gmw-ecg gmw-pro *risi giant. Compare de Riese. Noun gmw-ecg noun m gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch giant Further reading Pfarrer Wild'sche und einige andre Gedichte, P. 28 gmw-ecg Mythological creatures German Etymology From de gmh ris, from de la-med rīsma, from de ar رِزْمَة bundle. Cognate with en ream. Pronunciation de /riːs/ [ʁiːs] de De-Ries.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n,,-:e quantity of paper containing 1000 sheets (two en ream reams quantity of paper) 6 22 »Das ist eine andere Sache, wie wenn man mit den Behörden zu tun hat. Wo man im Verkehr mit denen ein Ries Papier vollschreibt, da berichte ich dem Grafen einfach mündlich, wir besprechen die Sache, und in wenigen Worten ist sie erledigt.« Declension n,,-:e Further reading Ries_Papiermasz de Units of measure Low German Etymology 1 From nds gml rîs, from nds osx *hrīs, from nds gmw-pro *hrīs, from nds gem-pro *hrīsą. More at en rice. Noun n Riesen nds GLG twig shoot; sprout panicle Etymology 2 nds gmh goh gmw-pro gem-pro From nds de Riese. The native Low German form was gml rēse. Alternative forms nds Riese Noun m Riesen nds GLG giant Etymology 3 Noun m Riesen nds GLG rice cereal, grain Pennsylvania German Etymology From pdc gmh rise, from pdc goh risi, from pdc gmw-pro *risi. Compare de Riese, nl reus. Noun pdc noun m plural Riese giant pdc Mythological creatures Plautdietsch Etymology From pdt gml rêse, from pdt osx *risi, from pdt gmw-pro *risi. Noun pdt noun m plural Riese giant, monster pdt 1-syllable words