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ría

ría

See also: ria, RIA, Ria, rià, and ri'a

Galician

Noun

ría f (plural rías)

  1. (geography) Geographical coastal landform where a river valley goes under the sea level, with very intricated coastline and sometimes even inlets or islands.

See also

  • firth (Scotland) and fjord (Scandinavia) (when the case is of a glacial valley)

Spanish

Etymology

From Galician ría

Noun

ría f (plural rías)

  1. mouth of a river, estuary

Verb

ría

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of reír.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of reír.
  3. The third-person singular of reír in the imperative.