riviera

See also: Riviera

English

Etymology

From Italian riviera, from Old French riviere, from Latin riparius. Doublet of river and rivière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɪviˈɛɹə/, /ɹɪvˈjɛɹə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛɹə

Noun

riviera (plural rivieras)

1. Any coastal area popular with tourists.

Derived terms

• French Riviera
• Italian Riviera
• Mexican Riviera
• Riviera
• Riviera di Levante
• Spanish Riviera
• Turkish Riviera

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian riviera, ultimately from Latin rīpa.

Noun

riviera c (singular definite rivieraen, plural indefinite rivieraer)

1. riviera

Declension

Declension of riviera

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	riviera	rivieraen	rivieraer	rivieraerne
genitive	rivieras	rivieraens	rivieraers	rivieraernes

References

• “riviera” in Den Danske Ordbog

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French riviere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈvjɛ.ra/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Hyphenation: ri‧viè‧ra

Noun

riviera f (plural riviere)

1. coast

   Synonym: costa

Related terms

• riva

Descendants

• → English: riviera

Anagrams

• riavrei, virerai

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian riviera. Doublet of revir.

Noun

riviera c

1. riviera

Declension

Declension of riviera

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	riviera	rivieras
	definite	rivieran	rivierans
plural	indefinite	rivieror	rivierors
	definite	rivierorna	rivierornas

Derived terms

• Franska rivieran

References

• “riviera”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)