arriba

See also: arribá and arribà

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ad rīpam.

Adverb

arriba

1. up (away from earth’s centre)

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Catalan

Verb

arriba

1. third-person singular present indicative form of arribar
2. second-person singular imperative form of arribar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese arriba, from Latin ad (“at”) + rīpam (“coast, bank”).

arriba

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈʁi.βɐ/
• Hyphenation: ar‧ri‧ba

Adverb

arriba

1. (dated) up (away from earth’s centre)

Noun

arriba f (plural arribas)

1. cliff

Related terms

• riba
• ribeira
• ribeiro

Interjection

arriba!

1. come on!
2. up!

Verb

arriba

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of arribar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of arribar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈriba/, [aˈriβa]

• Audio (Latin America)

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Etymology 1

From Latin ad (“at”) + rīpam (“coast, bank”).

Adverb

arriba

1. above, over
2. upstairs

   Todavía está arriba.

   He is still upstairs.

Antonyms

• abajo

Related terms

• riba
• ribera
• ribero

Interjection

arriba

1. come on!
2. hurray for (someone)!

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

arriba

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of arribar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of arribar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of arribar.

External links

• “arriba” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.