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river en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɪvɚ/ (General-American)
  • [ˈɹʷɘvɘ] (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈɹʷɪvə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɹɘvɘ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈɾɪvə/ (Wales)
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈɹɪvəɹ] (Scotland)
  • /ˈɹɪvəɹ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɾɪvəɾ/ (Scotland)
  • [ˈɾɪvə] (Wales)
  • [ˈɹʷɪvɚ] ~ [ˈɹʷɪvɹ̩] (General-American)
  • /ˈɹɪvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈɾɪvəɾ] (Scotland)
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Indo-European *h₁réyp-eh₂ Proto-Italic *reipā Latin rīpa Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin rīpārius Early Medieval Latin rīpāria Anglo-Norman rivierebor. Middle English ryver English river From Middle English ryver, from Anglo-Norman rivere, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria (“littoral, riverbank”), from Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from Latin rīpa (“river bank”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to scratch, tear, cut”). Unrelated to Latin rīvus (“stream”) (whence rival, derive). Doublet of riviera and rivière. Displaced native Old English ēa.

Meanings

  1. A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
    • Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge. 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:
    • By the side of the river he trotted as one trots, when very small, by the side of a man who holds one spell-bound by exciting stories; and when tired at last, he sat on the bank, while the river still chattered on to him, a babbling procession of the best stories in the world, sent from the heart of the earth to be told at last to the insatiable sea. 1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC:
    • Occasionally rivers overflow their banks and cause floods.
  2. Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
    • a river of blood
  3. The last card dealt in a hand.
    • He called instantly but was too ashamed to show until the river. 2017, Nathan Schwiethale, Ace High: Mastering Low Stakes Poker Cash Games, page 70:
  4. A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rivers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Tennessee River · Deep River · Mount Riverview · river gum · Tocantins River · lazy river · Whites River · Green River · Riverton · Susan River · Riverside · Grey River · Copper River · river running · Mole River · Kentucky River · cry someone a river · Sendai River · river swallow · Garden River · Moose River · Wells River · Crooked River · Ross River · over the river · Curdies River · Saint Lawrence River · Brodribb River · Maple River · Holroyd River · river lamprey · river bottom · Mount Rivers · Jardine River · French River · Lune River · River Edge · Haw River syndrome · Broken River · Wading River · river shad · Darwin River Dam · Blue River · river otter · Saskatchewan River · river island · river dog · Amazon river dolphin · Weir River · Scott River East · Carlton River · river-nymph · myrtle of the river · Illinois River · Fryingpan River · River Don · Ord River · Polish Hill River · Tanana River · Harris River · Klip River · Riverdale · Zuni River · Delegate River · Stewarts River · Campbell River · riverfront · Detroit River · river chicken · riverweed · river hog · Mission River · Riverglades · St. Marys River · riverful · riveret · Cann River · Arm River · River Ranch · riverwash · Pit River language · downriver · Bass River · riverless · riverhood · riverboard · Twin Rivers · cross-river · Black River · the river to the sea · Rocky River · Riverlea · Leaf River · riverplain · Riverview · riverworthy · Lockhart River · Russian River · Lort River · Riverhead · river birch · river mussel · Doyles River · Saltwater River · Capel River · Gawler River · riverwalk · river blindness · Western River · Wye River · Rivertree · soldier river barb · riverage · red river hog · denial is not a river in Egypt · Huai river · Chinese river dolphin · Sierra Leone River · Riverhills · Klamath River · Salmon River · river chub · Southern River · Puerco River · Mooi River · Mountain River · river poison · Lost River · Salt River · Robinson River · riverbed · Carlisle River · river shark · riverine · Agidel River · river dolphin · sell down the river · Chicamacomico River · Pike River · riverscape · riverport · Riverslea · Crimea river · tidal river · Angelo River · Mississippi River · Saxtons River · Prince Regent River · De Mole River · Paddys River · Moore River National Park · river crab · Riverglen · Elk River · Rose River · riverward · rivercraft · Kennett River · Two Rivers · Yellow River · Rock River · Peace River · Willson River · Wingan River · river god · Savage River · river basin · Isis River · riverbend · Touws River · Archer River · Hill River · riverhemp · Yellow river · heritage river · Buffalo River · riverhead · Indian River · Alice River · West Lyons River · English terms starting with · Darwin River · river valley · riverwards · Wood River · Cotter River · riverside · riverboat · Huai River · Two Hearted River · rivery · you can't step in the same river twice · Mackenzie River · river bug · Upper Karuah River · Forbes River · Sturgeon River · Wood River Junction · Gila River · Fox River · Douglas River · riverway · riverboarder · paleoriver · Daly River · Yukon River · Murrumbidgee river rattler · up the river · Bemm River · Mad River · river bugging · riverwise · run-of-the-river · river prawn · Jack River · Cygnet River · Riversleigh · Hutt River · wild river · Eel River · River Heads · riverdamsel · Cross River · rivercourse · palaeoriver · Reid River · Abba River · riverlike · riverbank · Middle River · Gilbert River · Carbunup River · Burrum River · River Vale · Missouri River · Amur River · riverling · Augusta-Margaret River · salmon river · Belmore River · Delaware River · river snail · river boulder · Riverleigh · Guadalupe River · Lost River sucker · Fitzgerald River National Park · river ash · Arthur River · river warbler · Swan River · riverwoman · Fall River · lost river · submarine river · Riverstone · English River · riverdance · Devils River · West River · Johns River · pink river dolphin · Japanese river fever · Columbia River · Sabina River · riverman · Beaufort River · river runner · Minnesota River · riverpark · Great River Road · Drysdale River · American River · Lesser Slave River · riverlet · cross the river · river pumpkin · Maroochy River · river pear · Cells River · Hay River · Powder River · River Bend · Pearl River · river water · multiriver · Riverwood · riverkeeper · Yass River · Sluch River · Crystal River · river duck · riverboarding · St. Johns River · river-dragon · Sables-Spanish Rivers · river oats · Little Colorado River · Chang River · atmospheric river · Eagle River · Pipers River · Saddle River · river limpet · upriver · Pages River · Green River Ordinance · King River · river jack · river-bush · Crawford River · over the river and through the woods · Broughton River Valley · Victoria River · Kansas River · river red gum · Namoi River · rivergoing · Green River ordinance · river walk · Gascoyne River · Adelaide River · rivercane · Bear River · Northern Rivers · denial is a river in Egypt · Yampa River · Roaring Fork River · river turtle · Edward River · river rat · Battle River · Apple River · Mora River · midriver · riverish · braided river · Winnipeg River · Long River · Gunnison River · Little River · East Lyons River · White River · Upper Kangaroo River · Red River · river dune · Colorado River Numic · river carp · Three Rivers · Scott River · Forked River · river horse · Dutton River · Donnelly River · pass the river · East River · riverwater · Rainy River · Hood River · Deua River Valley · Margaret River · Maurice River · youthful river · Riverbend · Frankland River · Gregory River · Wards River · river mouth · Rush River · Lister's river snail · inverted river delta · Smoky River · river run · Roger River

Descendants

Rewwer · riva · リバー · reba · liba · riba · river (river (in poker)) · rivero · riba

Hypernyms

landform · body of water · watercourse

Hyponyms

affluent

Meronyms

source · delta · waterfall · meander · mouth · ford · rapid · estuary

Relateds

pink river dolphin · glen · Yellow River · Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class III § 348. River · drought · baiji · oxbow lake · sediment · swimmer · showboat · tributary · riverbank · geography · Yangtze · riverkeeper · channel · thalamegos · Yenisey · crest · riverbed · river dolphin · canyon · Amur · amphibian · dock · river rat · pulwar · tucuxi · riverfront · :Category:en:Rivers · confluence · weir · billabong · fish · Mississippi · strath · Amazon · valley · dam · floodplain · raft · water bailiff · water · gorge · rum-tum · Congo · Ob · riverine · hydrology · port · fluvial · drainage basin · Río de la Plata · Amazon River dolphin · riverplain · riverman · flood · muskrat · riparian · Nile · freshwater · riverbend · alluvium · flatboat · fisher · bridge · struse · riverboat · river runner

Synonyms

rivulet · ea · crick · eau · rith · drain · nahal · small · creek · winterbourne · wash · fork · fresh · large · nailbourne · beck · branch · burnlet · coulee · burn · rindle · runnel · rito · wadi · runlet · ree · distributary · kill · anabranch · streamlet · prong · river · sike · brook · bogue · unsorted · bayou · draw · outlet · sitch · rithe · bourn · run · stream · tributary · arroyo · lick · rine · brooklet · freshet · pup · gill · bogan · letch · rhine · lake [⇒ thesaurus] "stream of running water" · rill

Translations (622)

pa ਨਦੀ (large stream which drains a landmass) · zh 江河 (large stream which drains a landmass) · cr sīpiy (large stream which drains a landmass) · tly ru (large stream which drains a landmass) · zun k'yawinanne (large stream which drains a landmass) · bh नदी (large stream which drains a landmass) · ms alur (large stream which drains a landmass) · ca riu (any large flow of a liquid) · vot jõči (large stream which drains a landmass) · co fiume (large stream which drains a landmass) · ce хи (large stream which drains a landmass) · uk ріка́ (any large flow of a liquid) · zza çem (diq) (large stream which drains a landmass) · hu folyam (large stream which drains a landmass) · pt flume (large stream which drains a landmass) · bcl salog (large stream which drains a landmass) · bdq krong (large stream which drains a landmass) · ml നദി (large stream which drains a landmass) · ur نَہْر (large stream which drains a landmass) · roa-tar jume (large stream which drains a landmass) · gcf riviè (large stream which drains a landmass) · ceb suba (large stream which drains a landmass) · pl rzeka (large stream which drains a landmass) · fa رود (large stream which drains a landmass) · sc ribu (large stream which drains a landmass) · tpw 'y (large stream which drains a landmass) · kg mubu (large stream which drains a landmass) · uga 𐎐𐎅𐎗 (large stream which drains a landmass) · fa نَهْر (large stream which drains a landmass) · tay llyung (large stream which drains a landmass) · ko 가람 (large stream which drains a landmass) · srn liba (large stream which drains a landmass) · otk 𐰽𐰆𐰉 (large stream which drains a landmass) · gl río (large stream which drains a landmass) · bn নদী (large stream which drains a landmass) · br stêr (large stream which drains a landmass) · tpi wara (large stream which drains a landmass) · enm ryver (any large flow of a liquid) · lon muhinje class 3 (large stream which drains a landmass) · hi शैलजा (large stream which drains a landmass) · sd دَرياءُ (large stream which drains a landmass) · sne grongung (montane) (large stream which drains a landmass) · ro râu (large stream which drains a landmass) · ovd å (large stream which drains a landmass) · la fluvius (large stream which drains a landmass) · pa نَدی (large stream which drains a landmass) · zu umfula (large stream which drains a landmass) · vot jõki (large stream which drains a landmass) · tzm ⵉⵖⵣⵔ (large stream which drains a landmass) · liv jog (large stream which drains a landmass) · ca riu (large stream which drains a landmass) · juc bira (large stream which drains a landmass) · krc суу (large stream which drains a landmass) · ms batang (large stream which drains a landmass) · nwy joke (large stream which drains a landmass) · hy հեղեղ (any large flow of a liquid) · lmy laiwe (large stream which drains a landmass) · tly ربار (large stream which drains a landmass) · hy գետ (large stream which drains a landmass) · es río (any large flow of a liquid) · is fljót (any large flow of a liquid) · kpy вʼэем (large stream which drains a landmass) · rsk рика (large stream which drains a landmass) · ext ríu (large stream which drains a landmass) · wa fleuve (large stream which drains a landmass) · frr struum (large stream which drains a landmass) · enm strem (large stream which drains a landmass) · mn ᠭᠣᠣᠯ (large stream which drains a landmass) · nl stroom (large stream which drains a landmass) · ccc maneli (large stream which drains a landmass) · sip ཀྱོང (large stream which drains a landmass) · as নদী (large stream which drains a landmass) · fy stream (large stream which drains a landmass) · haw kahawai (large stream which drains a landmass) · ksw ထံကျိ (large stream which drains a landmass) · mdh pulangi (large stream which drains a landmass) · xh umlambo (large stream which drains a landmass) · nay kuri (large stream which drains a landmass) · sa स्रोतस् (large stream which drains a landmass) · gan(large stream which drains a landmass) · el ποταμός (large stream which drains a landmass) · ne नदी (large stream which drains a landmass) · eu ibai (large stream which drains a landmass) · zea rivier (large stream which drains a landmass) · th แม่น้ำ (large stream which drains a landmass) · ktu nzadi (large stream which drains a landmass) · da flod (any large flow of a liquid) · smn juuhâ (large stream which drains a landmass) · nl stroom (any large flow of a liquid) · mnw ၜဳ (large stream which drains a landmass) · gld мангбо (large stream which drains a landmass) · hi नदी (large stream which drains a landmass) · sw mto (any large flow of a liquid) · gd abhainn (large stream which drains a landmass) · udm шур (large stream which drains a landmass) · iu ᑰᒃ (large stream which drains a landmass) · niv эри (large stream which drains a landmass) · ky суу (large stream which drains a landmass) · nrf riviéthe (large stream which drains a landmass) · krc черек (large stream which drains a landmass) · gu નદી (large stream which drains a landmass) · ar نهر (large stream which drains a landmass) · pdt Fluss (large stream which drains a landmass) · pt rio (large stream which drains a landmass) · eve ока̄т (large stream which drains a landmass) · ium ndaaih (large stream which drains a landmass) · efi akpa (large stream which drains a landmass) · oj ziibi (large stream which drains a landmass) · str STO (large stream which drains a landmass) · tt елга (large stream which drains a landmass) · hu csatorna (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · non elfr (large stream which drains a landmass) · br aven (large stream which drains a landmass) · fi virta (any large flow of a liquid) · zh хә (large stream which drains a landmass) · ny mtsinje (large stream which drains a landmass) · bo གཙང་ཆུ (large stream which drains a landmass) · la rīpāria (any large flow of a liquid) · ms باتڠ (large stream which drains a landmass) · ig mmiri (large stream which drains a landmass) · sl réka (large stream which drains a landmass) · xsv upa (large stream which drains a landmass) · pt rio (any large flow of a liquid) · lad rio (large stream which drains a landmass) · ff caangol (large stream which drains a landmass) · ady псыхъо (large stream which drains a landmass) · cu рѣка (large stream which drains a landmass) · duu wang (large stream which drains a landmass) · ab аʒиас (large stream which drains a landmass) · zh(large stream which drains a landmass) · mk река (large stream which drains a landmass) · ak asubɔntene (large stream which drains a landmass) · szl rzyka (large stream which drains a landmass) · yo ẹri (large stream which drains a landmass) · tta taksitai (large stream which drains a landmass) · mi awa (large stream which drains a landmass) · vo flumed (large stream which drains a landmass) · rue ріка́ (large stream which drains a landmass) · mww dej (large stream which drains a landmass) · gur kʋlaa (large stream which drains a landmass) · caq ta-hël (large stream which drains a landmass) · ln ebale (large stream which drains a landmass) · ani гьадор (large stream which drains a landmass) · fo á (large stream which drains a landmass) · esx-ink kuuk (large stream which drains a landmass) · knb chewwang (large stream which drains a landmass) · mwl riu (large stream which drains a landmass) · cs potok (any large flow of a liquid) · ms کالي (large stream which drains a landmass) · ar نَهْر (large stream which drains a landmass) · xnb cakʉran (large stream which drains a landmass) · nxq jjihoq (large stream which drains a landmass) · sah өрүс (large stream which drains a landmass) · tet mota (large stream which drains a landmass) · ar أَنْهُر (large stream which drains a landmass) · pa ندی (large stream which drains a landmass) · sh réka (large stream which drains a landmass) · sco river (large stream which drains a landmass) · fr rivière (large stream which drains a landmass) · hur stó:lō (large stream which drains a landmass) · mtq không (large stream which drains a landmass) · luy eluchi (large stream which drains a landmass) · he נָהָר (large stream which drains a landmass) · csb rzéka (large stream which drains a landmass) · zh 河川 (large stream which drains a landmass) · hsn(large stream which drains a landmass) · es calle (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · ar نهر (large stream which drains a landmass) · fur flum (large stream which drains a landmass) · zza ro (diq) (large stream which drains a landmass) · ur نَدی (large stream which drains a landmass) · shn မႄႈၼမ်ႉ (large stream which drains a landmass) · te నది (large stream which drains a landmass) · sh ре́ка (large stream which drains a landmass) · umo(large stream which drains a landmass) · na ekaw (large stream which drains a landmass) · yi טײַך (large stream which drains a landmass) · ltg upe (large stream which drains a landmass) · sc fiúmene (large stream which drains a landmass) · am ወንዝ (large stream which drains a landmass) · sv flod (large stream which drains a landmass) · ky дайра (large stream which drains a landmass) · lut stúləkʷ (large stream which drains a landmass) · fax ríu (large stream which drains a landmass) · zza royer (any large flow of a liquid) · dgr deh (large stream which drains a landmass) · sjw θiːpi (large stream which drains a landmass) · ta ஆறு (large stream which drains a landmass) · ff 𞤷𞤢𞥄𞤽𞤮𞤤 (large stream which drains a landmass) · kl kuuk (large stream which drains a landmass) · xkl sungi (large stream which drains a landmass) · cop ⲓⲟⲣ (large stream which drains a landmass) · sq lumë (large stream which drains a landmass) · zh(large stream which drains a landmass) · izh joki (large stream which drains a landmass) · uk ріка́ (large stream which drains a landmass) · mhr эҥер (large stream which drains a landmass) · zdj mro wa madji (large stream which drains a landmass) · irk yaaee (large stream which drains a landmass) · it fiume (large stream which drains a landmass) · sc erriu (large stream which drains a landmass) · nnt pamptuckquah' (large stream which drains a landmass) · sce moron (large stream which drains a landmass) · wuu(large stream which drains a landmass) · tg дарё (large stream which drains a landmass) · ru река́ (any large flow of a liquid) · vi(large stream which drains a landmass) · ms sei (large stream which drains a landmass) · yue 河流 (large stream which drains a landmass) · shi asif (large stream which drains a landmass) · mnc ᡩᠠᡵᡳᠶᠠ (large stream which drains a landmass) · lmo fiumm (large stream which drains a landmass) · sc frumi (large stream which drains a landmass) · myv лей (large stream which drains a landmass) · ms alir (large stream which drains a landmass) · ms سإيي (large stream which drains a landmass) · ru река́ (large stream which drains a landmass) · lld(large stream which drains a landmass) · fa دَرْیا (large stream which drains a landmass) · fa رودْخانِه (large stream which drains a landmass) · tkl vaitafe (large stream which drains a landmass) · abe sibo (large stream which drains a landmass) · zh(large stream which drains a landmass) · fi joki (large stream which drains a landmass) · my မြစ် (large stream which drains a landmass) · ro fluviu (large stream which drains a landmass) · tl ilog (large stream which drains a landmass) · pox rė́ka (large stream which drains a landmass) · ik kuuk (large stream which drains a landmass) · lg omugga (large stream which drains a landmass) · za dah (large stream which drains a landmass) · prg apē (large stream which drains a landmass) · av гӏор (large stream which drains a landmass) · mt xmara (large stream which drains a landmass) · pap riu (large stream which drains a landmass) · ii ꒊꃀ (large stream which drains a landmass) · fr torrent (any large flow of a liquid) · ti ፈለግ (large stream which drains a landmass) · com pia hunuubi (large stream which drains a landmass) · gur kʋlkãtɛ (large stream which drains a landmass) · vi sông (large stream which drains a landmass) · tsg sapa (large stream which drains a landmass) · khb ᦷᦀᧉᦆᦱᧉ (large stream which drains a landmass) · bal کور (large stream which drains a landmass) · xdq еркӏ (large stream which drains a landmass) · da elv (large stream which drains a landmass) · sc arriu (large stream which drains a landmass) · sw mto (large stream which drains a landmass) · crh özen (large stream which drains a landmass) · dv ކޯރު (large stream which drains a landmass) · cs řeka (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · gcf wiviè (large stream which drains a landmass) · fi joki (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · io rivero (large stream which drains a landmass) · hi सरिता (large stream which drains a landmass) · ar نهر (large stream which drains a landmass) · got 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌳𐌿𐍃 (large stream which drains a landmass) · ar نهر (large stream which drains a landmass) · ja(large stream which drains a landmass) · eo rivero (large stream which drains a landmass) · xal мөрн (large stream which drains a landmass) · xkl cungai (large stream which drains a landmass) · nv tooh nílíní (large stream which drains a landmass) · ru коридор (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · fy rivier (large stream which drains a landmass) · el ποτάμι (large stream which drains a landmass) · sga aub (large stream which drains a landmass) · dtp bawang (large stream which drains a landmass) · txb cake (large stream which drains a landmass) · lus lui (large stream which drains a landmass) · cr sîpiy (large stream which drains a landmass) · ha kogi (large stream which drains a landmass) · scn çiumi (large stream which drains a landmass) · fro flueve (large stream which drains a landmass) · li vlód (large stream which drains a landmass) · as নৈ (large stream which drains a landmass) · str LU (large stream which drains a landmass) · ff 𞤥𞤢𞥄𞤴𞤮 (large stream which drains a landmass) · kmr ro (large stream which drains a landmass) · yai дайро (large stream which drains a landmass) · mbf sunge (large stream which drains a landmass) · new खुसि (large stream which drains a landmass) · mnc ᡤᠣᠣᠯ (large stream which drains a landmass) · yo odò (large stream which drains a landmass) · svs jai (large stream which drains a landmass) · ia fluvio (large stream which drains a landmass) · bni ebale (large stream which drains a landmass) · vi giang (large stream which drains a landmass) · ms بڠاون (large stream which drains a landmass) · krj suba (large stream which drains a landmass) · hsb rěka (large stream which drains a landmass) · enm flod (large stream which drains a landmass) · ang ēa (large stream which drains a landmass) · nb elv (large stream which drains a landmass) · ovd wassl (large stream which drains a landmass) · os цӕугӕдон (large stream which drains a landmass) · tum mronga (large stream which drains a landmass) · egy i-t*:r-w-mw (large stream which drains a landmass) · jv lèpèn (large stream which drains a landmass) · sh rijéka (large stream which drains a landmass) · ps سيند (large stream which drains a landmass) · ja(any large flow of a liquid) · da å (large stream which drains a landmass) · non á (large stream which drains a landmass) · co rivu (large stream which drains a landmass) · pa دریا (large stream which drains a landmass) · ka მდინარე (large stream which drains a landmass) · de Fluss (large stream which drains a landmass) · tpw y (large stream which drains a landmass) · yao lusulo class 11 (large stream which drains a landmass) · kmr çem (large stream which drains a landmass) · tpi wara (any large flow of a liquid) · min sungai (large stream which drains a landmass) · kn ಹೊಳೆ (large stream which drains a landmass) · khb ᦶᦙᧈᦓᧄᧉ (large stream which drains a landmass) · ko(large stream which drains a landmass) · sc frúmini (large stream which drains a landmass) · lb Stroum (large stream which drains a landmass) · cic abookoshi (large stream which drains a landmass) · nci ātōyātl (large stream which drains a landmass) · sc riu (large stream which drains a landmass) · sc frúmine (large stream which drains a landmass) · zh(large stream which drains a landmass) · gl río (any large flow of a liquid) · trv yayung (large stream which drains a landmass) · orv рѣка (large stream which drains a landmass) · de Strom (large stream which drains a landmass) · arl moo (large stream which drains a landmass) · bg река́ (large stream which drains a landmass) · alt суу (large stream which drains a landmass) · uk рі́чка (large stream which drains a landmass) · olo jogi (large stream which drains a landmass) · tk derýa (large stream which drains a landmass) · njo-jgl ayong (large stream which drains a landmass) · yue(large stream which drains a landmass) · ms چي (large stream which drains a landmass) · wym fłūs (large stream which drains a landmass) · tpi hanwara (large stream which drains a landmass) · ain ペッ (large stream which drains a landmass) · stq Äi (large stream which drains a landmass) · chr ᎤᏪᏴ (large stream which drains a landmass) · hu folyó (large stream which drains a landmass) · mus hvcce (large stream which drains a landmass) · zh җён (large stream which drains a landmass) · vec fium (large stream which drains a landmass) · su walungan (large stream which drains a landmass) · chr ᎠᎹᏱ (large stream which drains a landmass) · bo ཆུ་བོ (large stream which drains a landmass) · dz གཙང་ཆུ (large stream which drains a landmass) · kpv ю (large stream which drains a landmass) · ngl muhice class 3 (large stream which drains a landmass) · lld gherdëina/Fascian: ruf (large stream which drains a landmass) · ky дарыя (large stream which drains a landmass) · de Gießbach (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · roa-opt rio (large stream which drains a landmass) · be рэ́чка (large stream which drains a landmass) · pms fium (large stream which drains a landmass) · sv flod (any large flow of a liquid) · zlw-slv rzéka (large stream which drains a landmass) · la rīpāria (poker: last card dealt) · tcy ಸುದೆ (large stream which drains a landmass) · ko(large stream which drains a landmass) · ckb ڕۆ (large stream which drains a landmass) · rif iɣzar (large stream which drains a landmass) · mrw isoba' (large stream which drains a landmass) · sat ᱜᱟᱰᱟ (large stream which drains a landmass) · sc rivu (large stream which drains a landmass) · tsg suba (large stream which drains a landmass) · wrh bila (large stream which drains a landmass) · kbd псыхъо (large stream which drains a landmass) · kxd sungai (large stream which drains a landmass) · fr lézarde (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · mn ᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ (large stream which drains a landmass) · af rivier (large stream which drains a landmass) · tg наҳр (large stream which drains a landmass) · nys beerliya (large stream which drains a landmass) · aht -naʼ (large stream which drains a landmass) · cv юханшыв (large stream which drains a landmass) · kbp pɔɔ (large stream which drains a landmass) · acv ajúmmá (large stream which drains a landmass) · fro floeve (large stream which drains a landmass) · xal һол (large stream which drains a landmass) · gor dutula (large stream which drains a landmass) · id sungai (large stream which drains a landmass) · nb flod (large stream which drains a landmass) · om laga (large stream which drains a landmass) · ff maayo (large stream which drains a landmass) · enm ryver (large stream which drains a landmass) · niv и (large stream which drains a landmass) · is elfur (large stream which drains a landmass) · cr sîpîy (large stream which drains a landmass) · cop ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ (large stream which drains a landmass) · ifk wangwang (large stream which drains a landmass) · mel bengayi (large stream which drains a landmass) · de Strom (any large flow of a liquid) · mrw iyolog (large stream which drains a landmass) · mn мөрөн (large stream which drains a landmass) · ms الور (large stream which drains a landmass) · alt ӧзӧн (large stream which drains a landmass) · sa नदी (large stream which drains a landmass) · wo dex (large stream which drains a landmass) · ms kali (large stream which drains a landmass) · nxq hoq (large stream which drains a landmass) · koi ва (large stream which drains a landmass) · tyv хем (large stream which drains a landmass) · is fljót (large stream which drains a landmass) · ng omulonga class 3 (large stream which drains a landmass) · scn ciumi (large stream which drains a landmass) · st noka (large stream which drains a landmass) · mrw polangi (large stream which drains a landmass) · la amnis (large stream which drains a landmass) · or ନଦୀ (large stream which drains a landmass) · vep jogi (large stream which drains a landmass) · niq aina (large stream which drains a landmass) · enm strem (any large flow of a liquid) · sid laga (large stream which drains a landmass) · it canaletto (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · zh(large stream which drains a landmass) · vec fiume (large stream which drains a landmass) · dlm floim (large stream which drains a landmass) · tli héen (large stream which drains a landmass) · kmr robar (large stream which drains a landmass) · nl rivier (large stream which drains a landmass) · si ගඟ (large stream which drains a landmass) · es río (large stream which drains a landmass) · tyv суг (large stream which drains a landmass) · yag winu (large stream which drains a landmass) · sw mto (poker: last card dealt) · aeb واد (large stream which drains a landmass) · syl ꠘꠖꠤ (large stream which drains a landmass) · sms jokk (large stream which drains a landmass) · grc ποταμός (large stream which drains a landmass) · xmf წყარმალუ (large stream which drains a landmass) · got 𐌰𐍈𐌰 (large stream which drains a landmass) · sc frúmene (large stream which drains a landmass) · os фурд (large stream which drains a landmass) · krl jogi (large stream which drains a landmass) · ay jawira (large stream which drains a landmass) · ar نهر أبيض (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · ace alu (large stream which drains a landmass) · ba йылға (large stream which drains a landmass) · lt upė (large stream which drains a landmass) · bal کھور (large stream which drains a landmass) · evn бира (large stream which drains a landmass) · ckb ڕووبار (large stream which drains a landmass) · zh 水流 (large stream which drains a landmass) · ta நதி (large stream which drains a landmass) · cs řeka (large stream which drains a landmass) · br avon (large stream which drains a landmass) · ms واءي (large stream which drains a landmass) · be рэ́кі (large stream which drains a landmass) · oc riu (large stream which drains a landmass) · tr nehir (large stream which drains a landmass) · rm flum (large stream which drains a landmass) · mdf ляй (large stream which drains a landmass) · sat ᱠᱷᱟᱹᱲᱤ (large stream which drains a landmass) · da flod (large stream which drains a landmass) · ig uji (large stream which drains a landmass) · rw uruzi (large stream which drains a landmass) · mba wahig (large stream which drains a landmass) · liv joug (large stream which drains a landmass) · ilo karayan (large stream which drains a landmass) · wa mouze (large stream which drains a landmass) · lij sciùmme (large stream which drains a landmass) · mr सरिता (large stream which drains a landmass) · mel sungai (large stream which drains a landmass) · pt caminho de rato (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · la flūmen (large stream which drains a landmass) · ycl vizzarmo (large stream which drains a landmass) · li reveer (large stream which drains a landmass) · ga abhainn (large stream which drains a landmass) · dsb rěka (large stream which drains a landmass) · km ទន្លេ (large stream which drains a landmass) · hrx Rio (large stream which drains a landmass) · ky өзөн (large stream which drains a landmass) · sib sungi (large stream which drains a landmass) · wa aiwe (large stream which drains a landmass) · pa ਦਰਿਆ (large stream which drains a landmass) · tl agusan (any large flow of a liquid) · ar واد (large stream which drains a landmass) · gag derä (large stream which drains a landmass) · nv tooh (large stream which drains a landmass) · sg bali (large stream which drains a landmass) · nb å (large stream which drains a landmass) · gv awin (large stream which drains a landmass) · ht rivyè (large stream which drains a landmass) · sk rieka (large stream which drains a landmass) · la rīpāria (large stream which drains a landmass) · kju ʔahqʰa (large stream which drains a landmass) · sc irriu (large stream which drains a landmass) · it rivo (large stream which drains a landmass) · osx aha (large stream which drains a landmass) · su wahangan (large stream which drains a landmass) · tzm ⴰⵙⵉⴼ (large stream which drains a landmass) · kha wah (large stream which drains a landmass) · ms bengawan (large stream which drains a landmass) · nap ciume (large stream which drains a landmass) · wa rivire (large stream which drains a landmass) · pl kanaliki (typography: visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page) · kac hka (large stream which drains a landmass)

wikidata: Q4022

river en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɪvɚ/ (General-American)
  • [ˈɹʷɘvɘ] (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈɹʷɪvə] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɹɘvɘ/ (New-Zealand)
  • /ˈɾɪvə/ (Wales)
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈɹɪvəɹ] (Scotland)
  • /ˈɹɪvəɹ/ (Scotland)
  • /ˈɾɪvəɾ/ (Scotland)
  • [ˈɾɪvə] (Wales)
  • [ˈɹʷɪvɚ] ~ [ˈɹʷɪvɹ̩] (General-American)
  • /ˈɹɪvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈɾɪvəɾ] (Scotland)
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Indo-European *h₁réyp-eh₂ Proto-Italic *reipā Latin rīpa Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin rīpārius Early Medieval Latin rīpāria Anglo-Norman rivierebor. Middle English ryver English river From Middle English ryver, from Anglo-Norman rivere, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria (“littoral, riverbank”), from Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from Latin rīpa (“river bank”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to scratch, tear, cut”). Unrelated to Latin rīvus (“stream”) (whence rival, derive). Doublet of riviera and rivière. Displaced native Old English ēa.

Meanings

  1. To improve one’s hand to beat another player on the final card in a poker game.
    • Johnny rivered me by drawing that ace of spades.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rivered Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rivered Tense=Past lexicographic
rivering Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rivers Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

river en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹaɪvə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɹaɪvɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Germanic *rīfaną Old Norse rífabor. Middle English riven English rive Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English river From rive + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who rives or splits.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
rivers Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

landform · body of water · watercourse

Hyponyms

affluent

Meronyms

source · delta · waterfall · meander · mouth · ford · rapid · estuary

Relateds

pink river dolphin · glen · Yellow River · Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class III § 348. River · drought · baiji · oxbow lake · sediment · swimmer · showboat · riverbank · geography · Yangtze · riverkeeper · channel · thalamegos · Yenisey · crest · riverbed · river dolphin · canyon · Amur · amphibian · dock · river rat · pulwar · tucuxi · riverfront · :Category:en:Rivers · confluence · weir · billabong · fish · Mississippi · strath · Amazon · valley · dam · floodplain · raft · water bailiff · water · fluvial · gorge · rum-tum · Congo · Ob · riverine · hydrology · port · drainage basin · Río de la Plata · Amazon River dolphin · riverplain · riverman · flood · muskrat · riparian · Nile · freshwater · riverbend · alluvium · flatboat · fisher · bridge · struse · riverboat · river runner

Synonyms

rivulet · ea · crick · eau · rith · drain · nahal · small · creek · winterbourne · wash · fork · fresh · large · nailbourne · beck · branch · burnlet · coulee · burn · rindle · runnel · rito · wadi · runlet · ree · distributary · kill · anabranch · streamlet · prong · river · sike · brook · bogue · unsorted · bayou · draw · outlet · sitch · rithe · bourn · run · stream · tributary · arroyo · lick · rine · brooklet · freshet · pup · gill · bogan · letch · rhine · lake [⇒ thesaurus] "stream of running water" · rill