riparian

WOTD - 12 June 2011    

English

Etymology

From Latin rīpārius (“relating to a riverbank”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɹʌɪˈpɛːɹɪən/, /ɹɪˈpɛːɹɪən/

A riparian strip on a tributary to Lake Erie.

Adjective

riparian (comparative more riparian, superlative most riparian)

1. Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
   • 2011, Jim Perrin, The Guardian, 28 May 2011:

     A kingfisher, an airborne jewel, whirrs past, stickleback in its beak, and disappears into a thicket of riparian willow.

Derived terms

• riparianism
• riparian right

Translations

of or pertaining to a riverbank

Finnish: jokivarren (fi) (genitive of noun), jokivarsi- (fi)

Norwegian: elverelatert (no)

See also

• riverain