Wiktionary

riva

See also: Riva, ríva, and rivâ

English

edit

Etymology

edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Icelandic rifa?”)

Noun

edit

riva

  1. A rift or cleft.

Anagrams

edit

Franco-Provençal

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Latin rīpā.

Noun

edit

riva f (plural rives) (ORB, broad)

  1. riverbank

Derived terms

edit
edit

References

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

Further information

edit

French

edit

Verb

edit

riva

  1. third-person singular past historic of river

Anagrams

edit

Italian

edit

Alternative forms

edit
  • ripa (dated, regional, or literary)

Etymology

edit

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

edit

riva f (plural rive)

  1. bank, shore
edit

Anagrams

edit

Latin

edit

Verb

edit

rīvā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of rīvō

References

edit

Macanese

edit

Etymology

edit

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

Pronunciation

edit

Adverb

edit

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

edit

riva

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

Usage notes

edit
  • 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

edit

Norwegian Bokmål

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Noun

edit

riva m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of rive

Norwegian Nynorsk

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Etymology 1

edit

Noun

edit

riva f

  1. definite singular of rive

Etymology 2

edit

From Old Norse rífa, hrífa.

Alternative forms

edit
  • rive (e and split infinitives)

Verb

edit

riva (present tense riv, past tense reiv, supine rive, past participle riven, present participle rivande, imperative riv)

  1. to tear
    Ho reiv opp konvolutten.
    She tore the envelope open.
  2. to grate
    Riv litt ost på toppen.
    Grate some cheese on top.
  3. to demolish
    Me skal riva dette huset.
    We are going to demolish this house.

References

edit

Old Swedish

edit

Etymology

edit

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

Verb

edit

riva

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

Conjugation

edit
Conjugation of rīva (strong)
present past
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

edit
  • Swedish: riva

Rapa Nui

edit

Adjective

edit

riva

  1. good

Scanian

edit

Etymology

edit

From Old Norse hrífa.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

riva f

  1. a rake

Serbo-Croatian

edit

Etymology

edit

Compare Latin ripa (“bank, shore, coast”).

Noun

edit

riva f (Cyrillic spelling рива)

  1. bank, shore
edit

Swedish

edit

Etymology

edit

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

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

riva (present river, preterite rev, supine rivit, imperative riv)

  1. to tear, to rip
  2. to grate
  3. to scratch, especially as hard as to make marks
  4. to destruct (a building)

Conjugation

edit
Conjugation of riva (class 1 strong)
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

edit

Derived terms

edit
edit

References

edit

Anagrams

edit

Tok Pisin

edit

Etymology

edit

From English river.

Noun

edit

riva

  1. river
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=riva&oldid=80456591"