riu

Etymology

From Old Occitan riu, 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

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈriw/
• Rhymes: -iw

Noun

riu m (plural rius)

1. river

Verb

riu

1. third-person singular present indicative form of riure
2. second-person singular imperative form of riure

Etymology

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

Noun

riu m (plural rius)

1. river

Romanization

riu

1. Rōmaji transcription of りう

Pronoun

riu

1. 2nd person formal/plural of rish
2. with you (formal)

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

Etymology

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

Noun

riu m (plural rius)

1. river

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

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)

References

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “rivus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 100, page 422

Etymology

From Portuguese rio and Spanish río.

Noun

riu

1. river

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁiw/
• Homophones: rio, Rio
• (Brazil) Homophone: ril

Verb

riu

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) preterite indicative of rir