riera

See also: Riera and rĩera

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rīvāria, from the feminine of Vulgar Latin *rīvārius, from rīvus (“stream, channel”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“boil, churn”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /riˈe.ɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /riˈe.ɾa/

Noun

riera f (plural rieres)

1. gully, creek, arroyo (intermittent watercourse)

Derived terms

• Riera
• rierada
• rieral
• rierany
• rierenc
• rieró
• rierol

 

Further reading

• “riera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Verb

riera

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of riessere

Anagrams

• erari, errai

Spanish

Verb

riera

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of reír