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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan ribera, from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (“riverbank, seashore, river”), a noun based on the feminine of Latin rīpārius (“riverbank-related”), an adjective based on rīpa (“river bank”). Compare Occitan ribièra, Spanish ribera, French rivière.
Pronunciation
Noun
ribera f (plural riberes)
- bank, riverbank
- river
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References
- “ribera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese ribeira.
Noun
ribera
- river
- stream
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (“riverbank, seashore, river”), from the feminine of Latin rīpārius (“of a riverbank”), from rīpa (“river bank”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (“to scratch, tear, cut”). Compare Portuguese ribeira, Catalan ribera, French rivière.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /riˈbeɾa/
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ri‧be‧ra
Noun
ribera f (plural riberas)
- bank (riverbank)
las aves pescan en la ribera- the birds fish at the riverbank
Related terms
Noun
ribera f (plural riberas)
- female equivalent of ribero
Adjective
ribera f
- feminine singular of ribero
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