Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Action noun of Bulgarian ри́я (ríja, to excavate, to dig), from Proto-Slavic *ryvъ. Cognate with Russian рыво́к (ryvók, sudden movement, jerk).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

рив (rivm

  1. (obsolete) ripple, rupture, distortion

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Attested in compounds.

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