Catalan

Noun

riu m ‎(plural rius)

1. river

Verb

riu

1. third-person singular present indicative form of riure
2. second-person singular imperative form of riure

Extremaduran

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin rius, from Latin rīvus ‎(“brook; stream”).

Noun

riu m ‎(plural rius)

1. river

Japanese

Romanization

riu

1. rōmaji reading of りう

Manx

Pronoun

riu

1. 2nd person formal/plural of rish
2. with you (formal)

   As ta mee gra riu. And I say unto you.

Derived terms

• riuish (emphatic)

Mirandese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin rius, Latin rīvus ‎(“brook; stream”).

Noun

riu m ‎(plural rius)

1. river

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Provençal, from Vulgar Latin *rius, Latin rīvus ‎(“brook; stream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrriw]

Noun

riu m (plural rius)

1. river

Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin rivus.

Noun

riu m ‎(oblique plural rius, nominative singular rius, nominative plural riu)

1. river (body of flowing water)

Descendants

• Catalan: riu
• Occitan: riu

References

• (fr)(de) rivus in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

Papiamentu

Noun

riu

1. river

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁiw/
• Homophones: rio, Rio
• (Brazil) Homophone: ril

Verb

riu

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) preterite indicative of rir