rieka
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Old Slovak
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka. First attested in 1478.
Noun
rieka f
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
- (figuratively) river (large number of objects moving in an uninterrupted, steady motion)
Descendants
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)
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak rieka, from Proto-Slavic *rěka.
Pronunciation
Noun
rieka f (related adjective riečny, diminutive riečka)
Declension
Declension of rieka (pattern žena)
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, 2003–2024