rieka

Old Slovak

Alternative forms

• réka, ríka

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

• Pannonian Rusyn: рика (rika)
• 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 (relational adjective riečny, diminutive riečka)

1. river

Declension

Declension of rieka
(pattern žena)

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

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, 2003–2025