ribeira

See also: Ribeira

Galician

A Ribeira Sacra

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /riˈβejɾa̝/

Noun

ribeira f (plural ribeiras)

1. bank

   Synonym: riba

2. shore

   Synonyms: beiramar, costa

Derived terms

• Ribeira
• Ribeiriña
• Ribeiroa

Related terms

• arriba
• riba

References

• “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

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [hiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [hiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [χiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾa/ [hiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbɐj.ɾɐ/ [ʁiˈβɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbɐj.ɾɐ/ [ʁiˈβɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbej.ɾɐ/ [ʁiˈβej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbej.ɾɐ/ [ʁiˈβej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe.ɾɐ/ [ʁiˈβe.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: ri‧bei‧ra

Noun

ribeira f (plural ribeiras)

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

Related terms

• ribeiro
• riba
• arriba
• ripário