rivière
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French riviere, from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (“riverbank, seashore, river”), from the feminine of Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from rīpa (“river bank”), from Proto-Indo-European *rei- (“to scratch, tear, cut”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
rivière f (plural rivières)
- A river (a river that flows into another river. A river that flows into an ocean or sea is called a fleuve).
See also [edit]
- fleuve m
