ribes

See also: Ribes

Catalan

Noun

ribes

plural of riba

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin ribes (“currant”), from Arabic رِيبَاس‎ (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”), from Persian ‎ (rivâs, “rhubarb”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š (“rhubarb; fennel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈri.bes/
Rhymes: -ibes
Hyphenation: rì‧bes

Noun

ribes m (invariable)

currant

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Mòcheno: ribes

Anagrams

bersi, serbi

Latin

Etymology

From Arabic رِيبَاس‎ (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”), from Persian ‎ (rivâs, “rhubarb”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š (“rhubarb; fennel”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈriː.beːs/, [ˈriːbeːs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈri.bes/, [ˈriːbes]

Noun

rībēs n sg (indeclinable, no genitive)

(Medieval Latin) currant

Descendants

→ Danish: ribs
- → Icelandic: rifs
→ German: Ribisel (see there for further descendants)
→ Italian: ribes
- → Mòcheno: ribes
→ Norwegian Bokmål: rips
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: rips
→ Translingual: Ribes

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Italian ribes, from Arabic رِيبَاس‎ (rībās, “Syrian rhubarb; currant”), from Persian ‎ (rivâs, “rhubarb”), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *(h)rabā́š (“rhubarb; fennel”). Distant doublet of ruab (“potato”).

Noun

ribes m

currant

References

“ribes” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

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