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ru.

small stream

2 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁy/
  1. small stream

    archaic · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French ru, riu, from Vulgar Latin *rius, from Latin rīvus (“brook, small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós (from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move, set in motion”) + *-wós).

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