riera

See also: Riera and rĩera

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rīvāria, from the feminine of Vulgar Latin *rīvārius, from rīvus (“stream, channel”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“boil, churn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [riˈe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [riˈe.ɾa]

Noun

riera f (plural rieres)

1. gully, creek, arroyo (intermittent watercourse)

Derived terms

• Riera
• rierada
• rieral
• rierany
• rierenc
• rieró
• rierol

Further reading

• “riera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April

Italian

Verb

riera

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of riessere

Anagrams

• erari, errai

Spanish

Verb

riera

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of reír