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Rivale.

rival (opponent striving for the same goal, e.g. in competition or courtship)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. rival (opponent striving for the same goal, e.g. in competition or courtship)

    masculine · weak
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *h₃riHwós Proto-Italic *rīwos Archaic Latin rīvos Latin rīvus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin rīvālisbor. French rivalbor. German Rivale Borrowed from French rival, initially as Rival (which Grimm still lists as the only form). In the 19th century, the singular was suffixed with -e, which Pfeifer suggests may have been a reanalysis a previously strong plural..

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