riva

See also: Riva, ríva, and rivâ

English

Etymology

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Noun

riva

1. A rift or cleft.

Anagrams

• Ravi, Viar, vair, vari, vira

French

Verb

riva

1. third-person singular past historic of river

Anagrams

• ravi, vair, vira, vrai

Italian

Alternative forms

• ripa (dated, regional, or literary)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin rīpa. In this specific form, on account of its /v/, perhaps borrowed from Gallo-Italic or Old French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.va/
• Rhymes: -iva
• Hyphenation: rì‧va

• Audio

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Noun

riva f (plural rive)

1. bank, shore

Related terms

• riviera

Anagrams

• vari, vira

Latin

Verb

rīvā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of rīvō

References

• riva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese arriba (“up”), with alternation of /b/ and /v/. Loss of initial unstressed vowel possibly due to re-analysis as à riba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾi.va/

Adverb

riva

1. up

   aguâ vai riva ― to run up very quickly

   ali-riva ― up there

2. above (on top)

   Cêo riva, cêo basso, águ na mêo, sã: coco.

   Heaven above, heaven below, water in the middle, it is: a coconut.

Preposition

riva

1. (with di) above (physically over; in a higher place)

Usage notes

• To express that something is above something else in geographic space, têm should be used, i.e. têm riva di rather than sâm riva di.

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• riven

Noun

riva m or f

1. definite feminine singular of rive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²riːʋɑ/

Etymology 1

Noun

riva f

1. definite singular of rive

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rífa, hrífa.

Alternative forms

• rive (e and split infinitives)

Verb

riva (present tense riv, past tense reiv, supine rive, past participle riven, present participle rivande, imperative riv)

1. to tear

   Ho reiv opp konvolutten.

   She tore the envelope open.

2. to grate

   Riv litt ost på toppen.

   Grate some cheese on top.

3. to demolish

   Me skal riva dette huset.

   We are going to demolish this house.

References

• “riva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse rífa, from Proto-Germanic *rīfaną.

Verb

riva

1. to tear, rend
2. to devour
3. to plunder

Conjugation

Conjugation of rīva (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	rīva			—
participle	rīvandi, rīvande			rivin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	rīver	rīvi, rīve	—	rēf	rivi, rive
þū	rīver	rīvi, rīve	rīf	rēft	rivi, rive
han	rīver	rīvi, rīve	—	rēf	rivi, rive
vīr	rīvum, rīvom	rīvum, rīvom	rīvum, rīvom	rivum, rivom	rivum, rivom
īr	rīvin	rīvin	rīvin	rivin	rivin
þēr	rīva	rīvin	—	rivu, rivo	rivin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	rīfs	rīvis, rīves	—	rēfs	rivis, rives
þū	rīfs	rīvis, rīves	—	rēfts	rivis, rives
han	rīfs	rīvis, rīves	—	rēfs	rivis, rives
vīr	rīvums, -oms	rīvums, rīvoms	—	rivums, rivoms	rivums, rivoms
īr	rīvins	rīvins	—	rivins	rivins
þēr	rīvas	rīvins	—	rivus, rivos	rivins

Descendants

• Swedish: riva

Rapa Nui

Adjective

riva

1. good

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse hrífa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁèɪʋa]

Noun

riva f

1. a rake

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Compare Latin ripa (“bank, shore, coast”).

Noun

riva f (Cyrillic spelling рива)

1. bank, shore

Related terms

• rivijera

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rīva, from Old Norse rífa, from Proto-Germanic *rīfaną.

Pronunciation

• audio

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Verb

riva (present river, preterite rev, supine rivit, imperative riv)

1. to tear, to rip
2. to grate
3. to scratch, especially as hard as to make marks
4. to destruct (a building)

Conjugation

Conjugation of riva (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	riva		rivas
Supine	rivit		rivits
Imperative	riv		—
Imper. plural1	riven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	river	rev	rivs, rives	revs
Ind. plural1	riva	revo	rivas	revos
Subjunctive2	rive	reve	rives	reves
	Participles
Present participle	rivande
Past participle	riven
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

• (scratch): klia, skrapa

Derived terms

• rivig

Related terms

• avrivning
• nedriva
• riva av
• riva isär
• riva itu
• rivning
• uppriva

References

• riva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• riva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• riva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Ivar, vari, vira

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English river.

Noun

riva

1. river