rieka

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka. First attested in 1478.

Noun

rieka f

  1. river (large stream which drains a landmass)
  2. (figuratively) river (large number of objects moving in an uninterrupted, steady motion)

Descendants
  • Slovak: rieka

References
  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “rieka”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

rieka f (Cyrillic spelling риека)

  1. Obsolete spelling of rijeka

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak rieka, from Proto-Slavic *rěka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈri̯eka]

Noun

rieka f (diminutive riečka)

  1. river

Declension
Declension of rieka
singular plural
nominative rieka rieky
genitive rieky riek
dative rieke riekam
accusative rieku rieky
locative rieke riekach
instrumental riekou riekami

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “rieka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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