rill

Meaning

Noun

1. A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of rille.

Verb

To trickle, pour, or run like a small stream.

Synonyms

rivulet

run

stream

streamlet

brook

creek

runnel

furrow

mare

moonscape

prill

current

runlet

rille

spline

crease

brooklet

stria

torrent

small river

valley water

gouge

glyph

Translations

ruisselet

ruscello

ποταμάκι

beekje

Rinnsal

arroyuelo

rigagnolo

regato

rivulus

ribeira

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ρυάκι

rivolo

Bächlein

stroompje

ruisseau

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪl/

Etymology

Cognate with Western Frisian: ril

Cognate with Dutch: ril

Cognate with German: Rille

In summary

From or akin to West Frisian ril (“rill; a narrow channel”), Dutch ril (“rill; gully; trench; watercourse”), German Low German Rille, Rill (“a small channel; brook; furrow”), German Rille (“a groove; furrow”).