rieka

Old Slovak

Alternative forms

  • réka, ríka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka. First attested in 1478.

Noun

rieka f

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)
  2. (figuratively) river (large number of objects moving in an uninterrupted, steady motion)

Descendants

  • Pannonian Rusyn: рика (rika)
  • Slovak: rieka

References

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “rieka”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

rieka f (Cyrillic spelling риека)

  1. obsolete spelling of rijeka

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak rieka, from Proto-Slavic *rěka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈri̯eka]

Noun

rieka f (relational adjective riečny, diminutive riečka)

  1. river

Declension

Declension of rieka
(pattern žena)
singularplural
nominativeriekarieky
genitiveriekyriek
dativeriekeriekam
accusativeriekurieky
locativeriekeriekach
instrumentalriekouriekami

Further reading

  • rieka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025