rivus

Meaning

1. (declension-2) A small stream (of water); brook, stream, rivulet
2. (declension-2) An artificial watercourse; channel, conduit, canal.
3. (declension-2) A gutter.
4. (declension-2, figuratively) A stream.

Concepts

pipe

river

outer covering

Synonyms

aquaeductus

canalis

fluvius

flūmen

rīvus

canālis

Translations

riu

Fluss

Gang

Kanal

Rohr

Fluß

Isolierrohr

ποτάμι

σωλήνας

canal

conduit

fleuve

rivière

tuyau

نهر

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈriː.wʊs]

Etymology

From Old Latin rivos, from Proto-Italic *rīwos (“stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃riH-wó-s (“whirling”), from *h₃reyH- (“to stream, churn”).