rimaye

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French rimaye.

Noun

rimaye (plural rimayes)

  1. (geology) a crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier.

Synonyms

French

Etymology

From Franco-Provençal (Savoy) rimaye (split, glacier crevasse), from Latin rimari (crack, split, open, search).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁi.maj/, /ʁi.mɛ/

Noun

rimaye m (plural rimayes)

  1. (geology) a crevasse at the upper end of a mountain glacier

Descendants

  • Catalan: rimaia
  • English: rimaye

Further reading

Hausa

Noun

rīmā̀yē

  1. plural of rimi