| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /rit/ |
| Hyphenation | riet |
| Czech | rákos |
|---|---|
| Danish | tagrør |
| English | reed |
| Esperanto | fragmito |
| French | roseau |
| German | Teichrohr; Schilfrohr; Schilf |
| Greek | καλάμι; καλαμιά |
| Hungarian | nád |
| Italian | cannuccia |
| Low German | reet |
| Norwegian | takrør |
| Polish | trzcina |
| Portuguese | caniço; caniço‐de‐água |
| Russian | тростник |
| Spanish | cafiete; carrizo |
| West Frisian | reid |