rivus

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Etymology

    From Old Latin rivos, from Proto-Italic *rīwos (“stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃riH-wó-s (“whirling”), from *h₃reyH- (“to stream, churn”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    rīvus m (genitive rīvī); second declension

    1. A small stream (of water); brook, stream, rivulet
    2. An artificial watercourse; channel, conduit, canal.
    3. A gutter.
    4. (figuratively, of a liquid) A stream.

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative rīvus rīvī
    genitive rīvī rīvōrum
    dative rīvō rīvīs
    accusative rīvum rīvōs
    ablative rīvō rīvīs
    vocative rīve rīvī

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Balkan Romance:
      • Aromanian: arãu, rãu
      • Romanian: râu
    • Italo-Romance:
    • Insular Romance:
    • North Italian:
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Ibero-Romance:
      • Aragonese: río
      • Old Leonese:
      • Old Galician-Portuguese: rio
      • Old Spanish:
    • Vulgar Latin: *rīvusculus (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “rīvus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 524-5

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