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rivulet

Meaninga little brook

Common meaning: a small stream

Journey through time

  1. Latinrīvus‘a brook, channel’
  2. Englishrivulet‘a small stream’ · today

riv also in: rivalderive

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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin rīvus ‘a brook, channel’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry rīvus, p. 1597 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • rīvus Latin “a brook, channel”

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