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ripa.

bank;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈriː.pa]Classical-Latin[ˈriː.pa]
  1. bank (of a river)

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  2. shore (of the sea)

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Indo-European *h₁réyp-eh₂ Proto-Italic *reipā Latin rīpa From Proto-Italic *reipā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁réyp-eh₂ (“steep slope”), from *h₁reyp- (“to tear, tear down”).

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