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arist

arist noun: a rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.

Noun

arist (plural arists)

  1. (obsolete) A rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.

Forms of arist

pluralarists

Origin of arist

From Middle English arist, aristh, ærist, from Old English ǣrist (“getting up, rising, resurrection”), from Proto-West Germanic *uʀristi, from Proto-Germanic *uzristiz (“a rising up”), from Proto-Germanic *uzrīsaną (“to rise up”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“up, out”) + Proto-Germanic *rīsaną (“to rise”), equivalent to arise + -t. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (urrists, “a rising up”). More at arise.

Questions about arist

What does arist mean?
Arist means a rising, as from a seat, a bed, or the ground, or from below the horizon.
What part of speech is arist?
Arist is a noun.
What is the plural of arist?
The plural of arist is arists.

Words near arist in the dictionary

  1. Arismendez
  2. Arismendezes
  3. Arispe
  4. Arispes
  5. ARISS
  6. arist
  7. Arist.
  8. arista
  9. aristae
  10. Aristaean
  11. Aristaeus

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