English

Noun

rivière ‎(plural rivières)

1. A necklace of diamonds or other precious stones, especially one of several strings.

French

Etymology

From Old French riviere, from Vulgar Latin *rīpāria ‎(“riverbank, seashore, river”), from the feminine of Latin rīpārius ‎(“of a riverbank”), from rīpa ‎(“river bank”), from Proto-Indo-European *rei- ‎(“to scratch, tear, cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁi.vjɛʁ]

Noun

rivière f ‎(plural rivières)

1. A river (a river that flows into another river. A river that flows into an ocean or sea is called a fleuve).

See also

• fleuve m