rivet

See also: Rivet

English

Etymology

From Old French rivet (13th century), from the verb Old French river (“to fetter [a person]”) (12th century), from Old French rive (“rim, edge”) (ca. 1100), which is ultimately from Latin ripa (“riverbank”). Compare river, rival, riparian.

The sense "kind of footman's armour" is apparently a back-formation from almain rivet, which is apparently derived from the English noun; see that entry for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪvət/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɪvət

Noun

rivet (plural rivets)

Two solid rivets.

1. A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.
2. (figuratively) Any fixed point or certain basis.
3. (obsolete) A light kind of footman's plate armour; an almain rivet.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Edward Hall, Chronicle:

     over his rivet he had a garment of white cloth of gold with a redde crosse

   • 1903, The Archaeological Journal, page 105:

     In 1579 it is mentioned that Almain rivets are now out of use, and in lieu of them a corselett shall be found. The rivets varied in cost; in 1509 they were to be had for 8s., in 1512 they were imported at 16s., and again in 1513  […]

Derived terms

• rivet counter
• pop rivet

Translations

cylindrical mechanical fastener

• Arabic: بِرْشَام (ar) m (biršām)
• Bulgarian: нит (bg) m (nit)
• Catalan: rebló (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鉚釘／铆钉 (zh) (mǎodīng), 铆钉 (zh) (mǎodīng)

• Czech: nýt (cs) m
• Dutch: klinknagel (nl) m
• Estonian: neet
• Finnish: niitti (fi)
• French: rivet (fr) m
• Georgian: მოქლონი (mokloni)
• German: Niet (de) m
• Greek: πριτσίνι (el) n (pritsíni)

  Ancient: βλῆτρον n (blêtron)

• Hungarian: szegecs (hu)
• Irish: seam m
• Italian: rivetto (it) m, ribattino m
• Japanese: リベット (ribetto)
• Khmer: ដែកគោលមីន (daek koul miin), មីនភ្ជាប់ (miin pcoap)
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• Korean: 리베트 (ribeteu)
• Maori: riweti, rīwiti
• Norwegian: nagle (no) m, klinke, nite
• Persian: پرچ (fa) (parč)
• Polish: nit (pl) m
• Portuguese: rebite (pt) m
• Romanian: nit (ro) n
• Russian: заклёпка (ru) f (zakljópka)
• Scottish Gaelic: calpa m
• Spanish: remache (es) m
• Swedish: nit (sv) c
• Tagalog: rematse, rimatse
• Thai: หมุดย้ำ (mùt yáam)
• Turkish: perçin (tr)
• Vietnamese: ri vê
• Welsh: rhybed m
• Westrobothnian:

Verb

rivet (third-person singular simple present rivets, present participle riveting or rivetting, simple past and past participle riveted or rivetted)

1. (transitive) To attach or fasten parts by using rivets. [from early 15th c.]
2. (transitive) To install rivets.
3. (transitive, figurative) To command the attention of. [from c. 1600]
   • 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 6

     The furnishings and other contents of the room it was which riveted his attention. He examined many things minutely — strange tools and weapons, books, paper, clothing — what little had withstood the ravages of time in the humid atmosphere of the jungle coast.

4. (transitive, figurative) To make firm or immovable.

   Terror riveted him to the spot.

Translations

to attach or fasten parts by using rivets

• Bulgarian: зани́твам (zanítvam)
• Catalan: reblar (ca)
• Dutch: popnagelen
• Finnish: niitata (fi)
• French: riveter (fr)
• German: vernieten (de)
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• Hungarian: összeszegecsel
• Italian: chiodare (it)
• Maori: riweti
• Romanian: nitui (ro)
• Russian: клепа́ть (ru) (klepátʹ)
• Spanish: remachar (es)
• Swedish: nita (sv), nita ihop, nagla (sv)

to install rivets

• Bulgarian: зани́твам (zanítvam)
• Catalan: reblar (ca)
• Finnish: niitata (fi), niitittää
• German: nieten (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Maori: riweti, rīwiti
• Spanish: remachar (es)
• Swedish: nita (sv)

to command the attention of spectators

• Bulgarian: приковавам (bg) (prikovavam)
• Finnish: naulita (fi)
• German: Aufmerksamkeit richten auf, Blick heften auf
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• Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} figyelmet magára vonja

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Turkish: ^{(please verify)} perçinlemek (tr), ^{(please verify)} perçinle tutturmak
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See also

• riveters
• riveting
• riveter
• rivets
• riveted

Further reading

• rivet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Vitré, tiver

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Catalan

FWOTD – 23 February 2022

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic رِبَاط (ribát), from Arabic رِبَاط (ribāṭ, “something which binds”).

Noun

rivet m (plural rivets)

1. weather strip, draught excluder
2. edging, piping
3. (in the plural) hints, traces
   • 1898, Marià Vayreda, Recorts de la darrera carlinada:

     Ara, ab més reflexió, trobo que fou senzillament un acte de cobardía ab ribets de personal egoisme.

     Now, after more reflection, I find that it was simply and act of cowardice with traces of personal egoism.

Derived terms

• rivetar

Further reading

• “rivet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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French

Etymology

From Latin ripa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁi.vɛ/

• Audio:

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Noun

rivet m (plural rivets)

1. rivet (mechanical fastener)

Further reading

• “rivet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) rīvet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of rīvō