Rive

Part of Speech

adjective

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 Ufer eines Flusses oder Sees , 🇪🇸 orilla de un río o lago , 🇮🇹 riva di un fiume o lago , 🇵🇹 margem de um rio ou lago , 🇨🇳 河流或湖泊的岸边 , 🇯🇵 川や湖の岸辺 , 🇰🇷 강가나 호수가의 둑 , 🇸🇦 الضفة النهرية أو البحيرة , 🇮🇳 नदी या तालाब के किनारे

Usage Examples

Etymology

The French adjective **rive** comes from Old French *rive*, itself derived from Latin *ripa*, “riverbank, shore.” In the transition from Latin to Old French, the consonant *p* softened to a *v* sound, giving *rive*; the word was used as both noun and adjective to describe anything pertaining to a riverbank or shoreline. Thus, *rive* retains its original Latin meaning through a straightforward phonetic evolution.

Synonyms

fluvial riverain lacustre littoral maritime côtier

Antonyms

littoral côtier maritime costal plat