reef

(Anglais)

Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɹiːf/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

From earlier riff, from Middle English rif, from Old Norse rif (“rib, reef”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (“arch, ceiling, cover”). Dutch rif (“reef”), Low German riff, reff (“reef”), German Riff (“reef, ledge”) are also borrowed from Old Norse. Doublet of rib.

Related words

prendre un ris

banc de corail

recif

problème imprévu

récif immergé

étoc

prendre un ris dans une voile

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