riva

See also: Riva, ríva, and rivâ

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Icelandic rifa?”)

Noun

riva

1. A rift or cleft.

Anagrams

• Ravi, Viar, vair, vari

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French

Verb

riva

1. third-person singular past historic of river

Anagrams

• ravi, vair, vira, vrai

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Italian

Alternative forms

• ripa (dated, regional, or literary)

Etymology

From Latin rīpa, from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to tear, cut”). Doublet of ripa.

Noun

riva f (plural rive)

1. bank, shore

Related terms

• riviera

Anagrams

• vari, vira

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) rīvā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of rīvō

References

• riva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• riven

Noun

riva m or f

1. definite feminine singular of rive

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²riːʋɑ/

Etymology 1

Noun

riva f

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of rive

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rífa, hrífa.

Alternative forms

• rive

Verb

riva (present tense riv, past tense reiv, past participle rive, present participle rivande, imperative riv)

1. to tear

   Ho reiv opp konvolutten.

   She tore the envelope open.

2. to grate

   Riv litt ost på toppen.

   Grate some cheese on top.

3. to demolish

   Me skal riva dette huset.

   We are going to demolish this house.

References

• “riva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse rífa, from Proto-Germanic *rīfaną.

Verb

riva

1. to tear, rend
2. to devour
3. to plunder

Conjugation

Conjugation of rīva (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	rīva			—
participle	rīvandi, rīvande			rivin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	rīver	rīvi, rīve	—	rēf	rivi, rive
þū	rīver	rīvi, rīve	rīf	rēft	rivi, rive
han	rīver	rīvi, rīve	—	rēf	rivi, rive
vīr	rīvum, rīvom	rīvum, rīvom	rīvum, rīvom	rivum, rivom	rivum, rivom
īr	rīvin	rīvin	rīvin	rivin	rivin
þēr	rīva	rīvin	—	rivu, rivo	rivin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	rīfs	rīvis, rīves	—	rēfs	rivis, rives
þū	rīfs	rīvis, rīves	—	rēfts	rivis, rives
han	rīfs	rīvis, rīves	—	rēfs	rivis, rives
vīr	rīvums, -oms	rīvums, rīvoms	—	rivums, rivoms	rivums, rivoms
īr	rīvins	rīvins	—	rivins	rivins
þēr	rīvas	rīvins	—	rivus, rivos	rivins

Descendants

• Swedish: riva

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Rapa Nui

Adjective

riva

1. good

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Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse hrífa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁèɪʋa]

Noun

riva f

1. a rake

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

riva f (Cyrillic spelling рива)

1. bank, shore

Related terms

• rivijera

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rīva, from Old Norse rífa, from Proto-Germanic *rīfaną.

Pronunciation

• audio:

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Verb

riva

1. to tear, to rip
2. to grate
3. to scratch, especially as hard as to make marks
4. to destruct (a building)

Conjugation

Conjugation of riva (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	riva		rivas
Supine	rivit		rivits
Imperative	riv		—
Imper. plural1	riven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	river	rev	rivs, rives	revs
Ind. plural1	riva	revo	rivas	revos
Subjunctive2	rive	reve	rives	reves
	Participles
Present participle	rivande
Past participle	riven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (scratch): klia, skrapa

Related terms

• avrivning
• nedriva
• riva av
• riva isär
• riva itu
• rivning
• uppriva

Anagrams

• Ivar, vari, vira

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English river.

Noun

riva

1. river