"upriver" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: further upriver [comparative], farther upriver [comparative], furthest upriver [superlative], farthest upriver [superlative], up-river [alternative]
Etymology: From up- + river. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|up-|river<id:stream>|text=+|tree=1}} From up- + river., {{ety|en|:af|up-|river<id:stream>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Indo-European *h₁réyp-eh₂ Proto-Italic *reipā Latin rīpa Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -ārius Latin rīpārius Early Medieval Latin rīpāria Anglo-Norman rivierebor. Middle English ryver English river English upriver From up- + river. Head templates: {{en-adj|further}} upriver (comparative further upriver or farther upriver, superlative furthest upriver or farthest upriver)
  1. Towards the source of a river. Synonyms: upstream Related terms: up the creek without a paddle, up the river
    Sense id: en-upriver-en-adj-KNAL~2zt Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with up-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 86 5 9 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 2 4 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 78 8 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 100 0 0

Adverb [English]

Forms: further upriver [comparative], farther upriver [comparative], furthest upriver [superlative], farthest upriver [superlative], up-river [alternative]
Etymology: From up- + river. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|up-|river<id:stream>|text=+|tree=1}} From up- + river., {{ety|en|:af|up-|river<id:stream>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Indo-European *h₁réyp-eh₂ Proto-Italic *reipā Latin rīpa Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -ārius Latin rīpārius Early Medieval Latin rīpāria Anglo-Norman rivierebor. Middle English ryver English river English upriver From up- + river. Head templates: {{en-adv|further}} upriver (comparative further upriver or farther upriver, superlative furthest upriver or farthest upriver)
  1. Towards the source of a river.
    Sense id: en-upriver-en-adv-KNAL~2zt
  2. Against the current.
    Sense id: en-upriver-en-adv-EfBrYHTH
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