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river

/ˈɹɪvə/RIH-vur
/ˈɹɪvɚ/RIH-vur

Meaninga bank stream

Common meaning: a large natural stream

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√RIP‘break, rive’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 309, p. 741 · scan
  2. Latinrīpa‘a river bank’
  3. Old Frenchrivieresource
  4. Middle Englishriuersource
  5. Englishriver‘a large natural stream’ · today

riv also in: arrive

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin rīpa ‘a river bank’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry rīpa, p. 1596 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • rīpa Latin “a river bank”

Related words

arrive

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