rivière

French

noun
Definitions
  • a river (a river that flows into another river; a river that flows into an ocean or sea is called a fleuve)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French riviere inherited from Old French riviere (idem) inherited from Latin *rīpāria, rīpārius (of a riverbank, riparian, relating to a riverbank) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (tear, scratch, cut, rip, peel off, strip, strap, break).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁reyp-

Gloss

tear, scratch, cut, rip, peel off, strip, strap, break

Concept
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Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

泪, 涙

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