rieka

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka. First attested in 1478.

Noun

rieka f

1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)
2. (figuratively) river (large number of objects moving in an uninterrupted, steady motion)

Descendants

• Slovak: rieka

References

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “rieka”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

rieka f (Cyrillic spelling риека)

1. Obsolete spelling of rijeka

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak rieka, from Proto-Slavic *rěka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈri̯eka]

Noun

rieka f (diminutive riečka)

1. river

Declension

Declension of rieka

	singular	plural
nominative	rieka	rieky
genitive	rieky	riek
dative	rieke	riekam
accusative	rieku	rieky
locative	rieke	riekach
instrumental	riekou	riekami

Derived terms

• riečny

Further reading

• “rieka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024