riva

See also: Riva, ríva, and rivâ

French

Verb

riva

  1. third-person singular past historic of river

Anagrams

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

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

rīvā

  1. first-person singular present active imperative of rīvō

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

riva m, f

  1. definite feminine singular of rive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²riːʋɑ/

Etymology 1

Noun

riva f

  1. definite singular of rive

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rífa, hrífa.

Alternative forms

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

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

riva

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

Conjugation

Descendants

Rapa Nui

Adjective

riva

  1. good

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse hrífa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʁèɪʋa]

Noun

riva f

  1. a rake

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

riva f (Cyrillic spelling рива)

  1. bank, shore

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

Synonyms

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

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English river.

Noun

riva

  1. river
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