rivier

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch rivier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rəˈfiːr/
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Noun

rivier (plural riviere, diminutive riviertjie)

  1. river
    • 2017, “Droë riviere”‎performed by Liezel Pieters:
      In jou hart se droë riviere
      Het jou liefde opgedroog.
      En vergeet jy al die ure,
      Die gety in my bly hoog.
      In the dry rivers of your heart
      Your love has dried up.
      And though you may be forgetting those hours,
      The tide in me stays high.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch riviere, from Old French riviere.

Pronunciation

Noun

rivier f or m (plural rivieren, diminutive riviertje n)

  1. A river.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: rivier
  • Jersey Dutch: rîver

West Frisian

Etymology

From Dutch rivier, from Old French riviere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈviər/, /rəˈviər/

Noun

rivier c (plural rivieren, diminutive rivierke)

  1. river
    Synonym: stream

References

  • “rivier”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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