ribeira

See also: Ribeira

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ribeira, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈbejɾa/ [riˈβ̞ej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: ri‧bei‧ra

Noun

ribeira f (plural ribeiras)

1. bank

   Synonym: riba

2. shore

   Synonyms: beiramar, costa

Derived terms

• Ribeira
• Ribeiriña
• Ribeiroa

Related terms

• arriba
• riba

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ribeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “ribeira”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ribeira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ribeira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ribeira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ribeira, from Early Medieval Latin rīpāria.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [hiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [hiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾɐ/ [χiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe(j).ɾa/ [hiˈbe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbɐj.ɾɐ/ [ʁiˈβɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbɐj.ɾɐ/ [ʁiˈβɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbej.ɾɐ/ [ʁiˈβej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbej.ɾɐ/ [ʁiˈβej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈbe.ɾɐ/ [ʁiˈβe.ɾɐ]

• (Alentejo, some speakers) IPA^(key): [rɨˈbeɾɐ], [ʁɨˈbeɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɾɐ
• Hyphenation: ri‧bei‧ra

Noun

ribeira f (plural ribeiras)

1. bank (of a river)
2. watering, irrigation
3. stream, rivulet
4. (Brazil) stock breeding area

Related terms

• ribeiro
• riba
• arriba
• ripário

Further reading

• “ribeira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025