Rijeka

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See also: rijeka and Rijeką

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Rijéka/Рије́ка (literally river), calqued from Latin Flūmen, from flūmen.

Pronunciation

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view of Rijeka at sunset

Proper noun

Rijeka

  1. A coastal city in northwestern Croatia.

Synonyms

  • Fiume (chiefly historical)

Derived terms

Translations

Polish

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Rijeka

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Рије́ка / Rijéka. Doublet of rzeka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈjɛ.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Syllabification: Ri‧je‧ka

Proper noun

Rijeka f (related adjective rijecki)

  1. Rijeka (a city in Croatia)

Declension

Further reading

  • Rijeka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From rijéka (river), calque of Latin Flūmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rijěːka/
  • Hyphenation: Ri‧je‧ka

Proper noun

Rijéka f (Cyrillic spelling Рије́ка)

  1. Rijeka (a city in Croatia)

Declension