rivier

See also: Rivier

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

• IPA^(key): /riˈviːr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ri‧vier
• Rhymes: -iːr

Noun

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

1. a river

Derived terms

• bijrivier
• Blauwe Rivier
• bronrivier
• Gele Rivier
• helrivier
• hoofdrivier
• lavarivier
• modderrivier
• rivierarm
• rivierbed
• rivierbedding
• rivierbekken
• rivierboot
• rivierdelta
• rivierengebied
• riviergrondel
• rivierhout
• rivierkreeft
• riviermond
• riviermonding
• rivieroever
• rivierprik
• riviertak
• riviervis
• riviervloot
• rivierwater
• Surinamerivier
• zijrivier

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