rins

English

Verb

rins

1. 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.

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Adjective

rins (comparative rinser, superlative meest rins or rinst)

1. mildly or pleasantly sour

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: rens (dated)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁĩs/ [ˈhĩs]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁĩʃ/

• Hyphenation: rins

Noun

rins

1. plural of rim