"rivier" meaning in Afrikaans

See rivier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rəˈfiːr/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-rivier.wav Forms: riviere [plural], riviertjie [diminutive]
Etymology: From Dutch rivier. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|rivier}} Dutch rivier Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|riviere|||||diminutive|riviertjie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} rivier (plural riviere, diminutive riviertjie), {{af-noun|e|riviertjie}} rivier (plural riviere, diminutive riviertjie)
  1. river Categories (place): Bodies of water
    Sense id: en-rivier-af-noun-X1qO2PE5

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for rivier meaning in Afrikaans (2.1kB)

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