Polyglot Dictionary

Riss

/ʁɪs/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Risse

Meaning

  1. crack, tear, rip

    From reißen (to tear, to rip).

    • In der Wand war ein tiefer Riss.

      There was a deep crack in the wall.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Spalt

Spalt is a narrow gap or crack, often one that was always there; Riss is a crack, tear, or rip, usually from damage.

Similar in other languages

English

fissure

fissure is the English word for the same thing — both mean "crack, tear, rip."

Practice

1 What does Riss mean?

2 Fill the gap: In der Wand war ein tiefer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Riss?

See also

noun

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