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rivi.

row, line, rank (objects arranged in a line)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈriʋi/[ˈriʋi]
  1. row, line, rank (objects arranged in a line)

  2. row (horizontal line, as opposed to column)

  3. line (of text)

  4. rank (one of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard)

  5. synonym of vuohistulehdus (“mud fever”)

Where this word comes from

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.

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