Noun: rive
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | rive |
| Sg. definite | riven |
| Pl. indefinite | river |
| Pl. definite | riverne |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | rives |
| Sg. definite | rivens |
| Pl. indefinite | rivers |
| Pl. definite | rivernes |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like rive
toiletbørste,
krokodille,
svensknøgle,
nissehue,
overtagelse,
snurre,
snitte,
snerle,
snerre,
snerpe,
satire,
meddelelse,
sjuske,
sminke,
smerte,
slippe,
slange,
slette,
skøjte,
sonate, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Old Norse hrífa, derived from the verb Old Norse hrífa (“to grip”), from Proto-Germanic *hrībaną (“to grip, snatch”). See: Old Norse Nouns '
hrífa', Old Norse Nouns '
hrífa'.
Verbs referencing "rive"
English Nouns
rive, Icelandic Nouns
hrífa.
Translations
rend, rend
tear, rend
grind, to reduce to smaller pieces
grate, cooking: to shred by rubbing
claw, scratch or tear at