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Riss.

fissure, crack

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁɪs/

  1. fissure, crack

    masculine · strong

  2. rift, split, tear

    masculine · strong

  3. prey killed by a predatory animal

    masculine · strong
    Der Leopard brachte seinen Riss in Sicherheit.

  4. engraving; sketch, depiction

    dated · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German riss, from Old High German riz, from Proto-Germanic *writiz.

name/ʁɪs/

  1. a surname

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.