Rijeka

See also: rijeka and Rijeką

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Rijéka/Рије́ка (literally “river”), calqued from Latin Flūmen, from flūmen.

Pronunciation
view of Rijeka at sunset
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈɛkə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈjɛkə/, /ɹiˈjɛkə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkə

Proper noun

Rijeka

  1. A coastal city in northwestern Croatia.

Synonyms
  • Fiume (chiefly historical)

Derived terms
  • Rijekan

Translations

Polish
Rijeka

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Рије́ка／Rijéka. Doublet of rzeka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /riˈjɛ.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Syllabification: Ri‧je‧ka

Proper noun

Rijeka f (related adjective rijecki)

  1. Rijeka (a city in Croatia)

Declension
Declension of Rijeka
singular
nominative Rijeka
genitive Rijeki
dative Rijece
accusative Rijekę
instrumental Rijeką
locative Rijece
vocative Rijeko

Further reading
  • Rijeka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From rijéka (“river”), calque of Latin Flūmen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rijěːka/
  • Hyphenation: Ri‧je‧ka

Proper noun

Rijéka f (Cyrillic spelling Рије́ка)

  1. Rijeka (a city in Croatia)

Declension
Declension of Rijeka
singular
nominative Rijéka
genitive Rijékē
dative Rijeci
accusative Rijeku
vocative Rijeko
locative Rijeci
instrumental Rijekom
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