"shore (of the sea or a lake)" in seven languages
Meaningshore (of the sea or a lake)
Spanish
/oˈɾiʝa/
fem.other source · diminutive of Latin ŌRAM 'edge, coast'
Ribera, from RĪPĀRIAM, is a bank or riverside.
French
/ʁivaʒ/
masc.inherited
Built on rive (RĪPAM) + -age; the rive gauche is Paris's Left Bank.
Italian
/ˈriva/
fem.inherited
Portuguese
/ˈɔhlɐ/
fem.other source · Latin *ŌRULA, diminutive of ŌRA 'edge, coast'
The Brazilian word for a seafront; a river or lake shore is a margem.
Romanian
/mal/
neut.other source · pre-Roman substrate word (cf. Albanian mal 'mountain')
Catalan
/ˈribə/
fem.inherited
English
/ʃɔɹ/
native English · Middle English schore (compare Middle Low German schōre)
The Latin ancestor
RĪPAM‘bank, shore’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
RĪPA is the land at the water's edge: French softened its p to v (rive, rivage), and to 'arrive' was first to reach the shore, *ADRĪPĀRE. Spanish prefers orilla, a little ŌRA 'edge'.
English relatives: river, arrive, riparian
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In a sentence
- esPaseamos por la orilla.
- frNous avons marché le long du rivage.
- itAbbiamo camminato lungo la riva.
- ptCaminhamos pela orla.
- roNe-am plimbat de-a lungul malului.
- caVam passejar per la riba.
- enWe walked along the shore.