ribera

See also: Ribera

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan ribera, from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (riverbank, seashore, river), a noun based on the feminine of Latin rīpārius (riverbank-related), an adjective based on rīpa (river bank). Compare Occitan ribièra, Spanish ribera, French rivière.

Pronunciation

Noun

ribera f (plural riberes)

  1. bank, riverbank
  2. river

Derived terms

References

  • “ribera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese ribeira.

Noun

ribera

  1. river
  2. stream

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria (riverbank, seashore, river), from the feminine of Latin rīpārius (of a riverbank), from rīpa (river bank), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- (to scratch, tear, cut). Compare Portuguese ribeira, Catalan ribera, French rivière.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈbeɾa/ [riˈβ̞e.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: ri‧be‧ra

Noun

ribera f (plural riberas)

  1. bank (riverbank)
    las aves pescan en la ribera
    the birds fish at the riverbank

Noun

ribera f (plural riberas)

  1. female equivalent of ribero

Adjective

ribera f

  1. feminine singular of ribero

See also

Further reading

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