riva
English
Etymology
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Noun
riva
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Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Noun
riva f (plural rives) (ORB, broad)
Derived terms
Related terms
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
French
Verb
riva
- third-person singular past historic of river
Anagrams
Italian
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
Noun
riva f (plural rive)
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Latin
Verb
rīvā
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)
Macanese
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
Adverb
riva
- up
- aguâ vai riva ― to run up very quickly
- ali-riva ― up there
- 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
Usage notes
- To express that something is above something else in geographic space, têm should be used, i.e. têm riva di rather than sâm riva di.
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
riva m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
riva f
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- rive (e and split infinitives)
Verb
riva (present tense riv, past tense reiv, supine rive, past participle riven, present participle rivande, imperative riv)
- to tear
- Ho reiv opp konvolutten.
- She tore the envelope open.
- to grate
- Riv litt ost på toppen.
- Grate some cheese on top.
- to demolish
- Me skal riva dette huset.
- We are going to demolish this house.
References
- “riva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse rífa, from Proto-Germanic *rīfaną.
Verb
riva
Conjugation
present | past | ||||
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infinitive | rīva | — | |||
participle | rīvandi, rīvande | rivin | |||
active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | rīver | rīvi, rīve | — | rēf | rivi, rive |
þū | rīver | rīvi, rīve | rīf | rēft | rivi, rive |
han | rīver | rīvi, rīve | — | rēf | rivi, rive |
vīr | rīvum, rīvom | rīvum, rīvom | rīvum, rīvom | rivum, rivom | rivum, rivom |
īr | rīvin | rīvin | rīvin | rivin | rivin |
þēr | rīva | rīvin | — | rivu, rivo | rivin |
mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | rīfs | rīvis, rīves | — | rēfs | rivis, rives |
þū | rīfs | rīvis, rīves | — | rēfts | rivis, rives |
han | rīfs | rīvis, rīves | — | rēfs | rivis, rives |
vīr | rīvums, -oms | rīvums, rīvoms | — | rivums, rivoms | rivums, rivoms |
īr | rīvins | rīvins | — | rivins | rivins |
þēr | rīvas | rīvins | — | rivus, rivos | rivins |
Descendants
- Swedish: riva
Rapa Nui
Adjective
riva
Scanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
riva f
- a rake
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Compare Latin ripa (“bank, shore, coast”).
Noun
riva f (Cyrillic spelling рива)
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish rīva, from Old Norse rífa, from Proto-Germanic *rīfaną.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
riva (present river, preterite rev, supine rivit, imperative riv)
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | riva | rivas | ||
Supine | rivit | rivits | ||
Imperative | riv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | riven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | river | rev | rivs, rives | revs |
Ind. plural1 | riva | revo | rivas | revos |
Subjunctive2 | rive | reve | rives | reves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | rivande | |||
Past participle | riven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- riva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- riva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- riva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
riva
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