rivi

Borrowed from Finnish rivi.

rivi (genitive rivi, partitive rivi)

1. line, row (of objects)

• rivistama

rivi

1. dative singular indefinite of riv

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Related to Estonian ribi (“row of traps”) and Veps rivi. Possibly also related to Votic rivi, in which case the word could be of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.

• IPA^(key): /ˈriʋi/, [ˈriʋi]
• Rhymes: -iʋi
• Syllabification^(key): ri‧vi

rivi

1. row, line, rank (objects arranged in a line)
2. row (horizontal line, as opposed to column)
3. line (of text)
4. (chess) rank (one of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard)

• “rivi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• irvi, viri

• IPA^(key): /ˈri.vi/
• Rhymes: -ivi
• Hyphenation: rì‧vi

rivi m

1. plural of rivo

• viri

rīvī

1. inflection of rīvus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

rivi

1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine of riven
2. (non-standard since 2012) neuter of riven

rivi

1. (non-standard since 2012) supine of riva

rivi n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of riv

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish rivi.

rivi

1. line (connecting two points)
2. row, line
3. rank

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “линия, ряд, шеренга”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika