rivus

Latin

Alternative forms

rivos (Early Latin)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *rīwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃riH-wó-s, from *h₃reyH-.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈriː.u̯us/, [ˈriːu̯ʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈri.vus/, [ˈriːvus]

Noun

rīvus m (genitive rīvī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	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:
- Italian: rio, rivo
- Neapolitan: rijo
- Sicilian: rìu, rivu
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: arriu, ribu
North Italian:
- Venetian: rio
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: riu
- French: ru
- Gascon: arriu
- Occitan: riu
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: río
- Old Leonese:
  - Asturian: ríu
  - Extremaduran: riu
  - Leonese: ríu
  - Mirandese: riu
- Old Galician-Portuguese: rio
  - Fala: riu
  - Galician: río
  - Portuguese: rio
- Old Spanish:
  - Ladino: rio
  - Spanish: río
    - Papiamentu: riu

References

“rivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“rivus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
rivus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 326

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