ribera

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (“riverbank, seashore, river”), from the feminine of Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from rīpa (“river bank”). Compare Occitan ribièra, Spanish ribera, French rivière.

Noun

ribera f (plural riberes)

1. bank, riverbank
2. river

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (“riverbank, seashore, river”), from the feminine of Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from rīpa (“river bank”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to scratch, tear, cut”). Compare Portuguese ribeira, Catalan ribera, French rivière.

Noun

ribera f (plural riberas)

1. bank (riverbank)

See also

• banco
• orilla
• vera