riva

Etymology

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Noun

riva

1. A rift or cleft.

Anagrams

• Ravi, Viar, vair, vari, vira

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rīpā.

Noun

riva f (plural rives) (ORB, broad)

1. riverbank

References

• rive in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• riva in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “rīpa”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 410

Verb

riva

1. third-person singular past historic of river

Anagrams

• ravi, vair, vira, vrai

Alternative forms

• ripa (dated, regional, or literary)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin rīpa. In this specific form, on account of its /v/, perhaps borrowed from Gallo-Italic or Old French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.va/
• Rhymes: -iva
• Hyphenation: rì‧va

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Noun

riva f (plural rive)

1. bank, shore

Anagrams

• vari, vira

Verb

rīvā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of rīvō

References

• riva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Etymology

From Portuguese arriba (“up”), with alternation of /b/ and /v/. Loss of initial unstressed vowel possibly due to re-analysis as à riba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾi.va/

Adverb

riva

1. up

   aguâ vai riva ― to run up very quickly

   ali-riva ― up there

2. above (on top)

   Cêo riva, cêo basso, águ na mêo, sã: coco.

   Heaven above, heaven below, water in the middle, it is: a coconut.

Preposition

riva

1. (with di) above (physically over; in a higher place)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Alternative forms

• riven

Noun

riva m or f

1. definite feminine singular of rive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²riːʋɑ/

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rífa, hrífa.

References

• “riva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse rífa, from Proto-Germanic *rīfaną.

Verb

riva

1. to tear, rend
2. to devour
3. to plunder

Adjective

riva

1. good

Etymology

From Old Norse hrífa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁèɪʋa]

Noun

riva f

1. a rake