fluive

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fluvius. Some forms implicate interference from Old Norse flóð (“tidal flood, estuarine river”). More at fleuve.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflui̯.və/

Noun

fluive oblique singular, m (oblique plural fluives, nominative singular fluives, nominative plural fluive)

  1. river; stream

Synonyms

Descendants

  • French: fleuve

References

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