río

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin rius (“river”), from Latin rīvus (“brook, small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós, from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move, set in motion”) + *-wós.

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Pero , mientras tanto , había cambiado la situación en el frente del río Paraná

.

But, in the meantime, the situation on the Paraná River front had changed.

El río ha servido de inspiración a

pintores .

The river has inspired painters.

Se encuentra en el valle del río Valderaduey.

It is located in the valley of the Valderaduey River.

Puerta que mira a la vega del río Manzanares , de ahí su nombre .

Door overlooking the plain of the Manzanares River, hence its name.

Se encuentra en la cuenca del río Kuban, en Rusia .

It is located in the Kuban River basin in Russia.

Aquí se encuentra una estación
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controladora de caudales del río Negro .

Here is a flow control station of the Negro River.

Próximo al núcleo urbano discurre el río Genil.

Near the town centre runs the Genil River.

En la zona septentrional discurre el río Beisug.

In the northern area runs the Beisug River.

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río

Meaning

Concepts

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Frequency

Hyphenated as

rí‧o

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈrio/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin

rīvus