riu

See also: ríu, rìu, and ri'u

Catalan

Etymology

From , from Vulgar Latin rius (“river”) or Latin rīvus (“brook; small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós, from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move, set in motion”) + *-wós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈriw]
• Rhymes: -iw

Noun

riu m (plural rius)

1. river

Verb

riu

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Extremaduran

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin rius (“river”), from Latin rīvus (“brook; small stream”)

Noun

riu m (plural rius)

1. river

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese rio.

Noun

riu

1. river

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Japanese

Romanization

riu

1. Rōmaji transcription of りう

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Manx

Pronoun

riu

1. second-person form/plural of rish
2. with you (formal)

   As ta mee gra riu. And I say unto you.

Derived terms

• riuish (emphatic)

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Mirandese

Etymology

From Old Leonese, from Vulgar Latin rius (“river”), from Latin rīvus (“brook; small stream”)

Noun

riu m (plural rius)

1. river

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan riu,from Vulgar Latin rius (“river”) or Latin rīvus (“brook; small stream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrriw]

Noun

riu m (plural rius)

1. river

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin rius (“river”) or Latin rīvus (“brook; small stream”).

Noun

riu m (oblique plural rius, nominative singular rius, nominative plural riu)

1. river (body of flowing water)

Descendants

• Catalan: riu
• Occitan: riu

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “rivus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume
  , page 422

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese rio and Spanish río.

Noun

riu

1. river

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁiw/
• Homophones: rio, Rio
• Homophone: ril
• Rhymes: -iw

Verb

riu