Faroese

Proper noun

Ria f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Ria: Riuson
• daughter of Ria: Riudóttir

Declension

English

Georges River ria

Noun

ria ‎(plural rias)

1. A submergent coastal landform, often known as a drowned river valley

Anagrams

• air, IRA, Ira, rai, raï

French

Etymology

From Galician

Noun

ria f ‎(plural rias)

1. ria

Synonyms

• aber

Italian

Adjective

ria f

1. feminine singular of rio

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁi.ɐ/
• Hyphenation: ri‧a

Etymology 1

Alteration of rio ‎(“river”), or a borrowing from Spanish ría.

Noun

ria f (plural rias)

1. (hydrography) ria (rugged coastal inlet)
2. (hydrography) branch; inlet (body of water extending from or flowing into a larger one)

Etymology 2

Verb

ria

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of rir
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of rir
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of rir
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of rir
5. first-person singular (eu) imperfect indicative of rir
6. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) imperfect indicative of rir

Swedish

Etymology

Probably from Finnish riihi ‎(“kiln, grain drying cabin”).

Noun

ria c

1. a dryer, a kiln to dry corn; a traditional Finnish/Scandinavian wooden building used for indoor drying of corn

Declension

Verb

ria

1. to dry corn in a kiln

   Den finska rågen stod högt i anseende till utsäde, beroende på att den fick stå ute att eftermogna i skyl, innan den riades, under det att den svenska vanligen riades omedelbart efter skärningen.

   The Finnish rye was highly regarded as seedcorn, because it was left outdoors to ripe in ricks, before taken to the dryer, while the Swedish commonly was dried immediately after harvest.

Conjugation

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziɜ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐiɜ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʐiɜ˧˥]

Noun

ria ‎(挗, 髭, 𣭯, 𩮭)

1. mustache/moustache

Woi

Noun

ria

1. blood