ribeira

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See also: Ribeira

Galician

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A Ribeira Sacra

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese ribeira, from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (riverbank, seashore, river), from the feminine of Latin rīpārius (of a riverbank), from rīpa (river bank), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (to scratch, tear, cut). Compare Portuguese ribeira, Spanish ribera, French rivière.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ribeira f (plural ribeiras)

  1. bank
    Synonym: riba
  2. shore
    Synonyms: beiramar, costa

Derived terms

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References

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  • ribeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • ribeira” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • ribeira” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • ribeira” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • ribeira” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese ribeira, from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (riverbank, seashore, river), from the feminine of Latin rīpārius (of a riverbank), from rīpa (river bank), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (to scratch, tear, cut). Compare Spanish ribera, French rivière.

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Noun

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ribeira f (plural ribeiras)

  1. bank (of a river)
  2. watering, irrigation
  3. stream, rivulet
  4. (Brazil) stock breeding area
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