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

References

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (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]
    • (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