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rio.

brook; stream; streamlet

3 characters1 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈri.o/

  1. brook; stream; streamlet

    masculine · poetic

  2. a stretch of urban canal

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin rius (“river”), from Latin rīvus (“a small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós, from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move or set in motion”) and *-wós. Doublet of rivo.

adj/ˈri.o/

  1. hostile, malevolent

  2. guilty

    obsolete

  3. wicked

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin reus. Compare Romanian rău (“bad”), Dalmatian ri (“bad”). Doublet of the borrowed Italian reo.

noun/ˈri.o/

  1. sin, fault, guilt

    masculine · obsolete · poetic · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin reus. Compare Romanian rău (“bad”), Dalmatian ri (“bad”). Doublet of the borrowed Italian reo.

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