Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rivage

/ˈɹɪvɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: ri-vage
IPA: /ˈɹɪvɪdʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A coast, a shore.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A duty paid to the crown for the passage of vessels on certain rivers.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ryght soo departed Galahad / Percyual / and Bors with hym / and soo they rode thre dayes / and thenne they came to a Ryuage and fonde the shyp[…]/ And whanne they cam to the borde / they fonde in the myddes the table of syluer / whiche they had lefte with the maymed kynge and the Sancgreal whiche was couerd with rede samyte"
"Pactolus with his waters shere Throwes forth upon the rivage"
"From the green rivage many a fall / Of diamond rillets musical, […]"
"[…] leaves have taken flight From yon Slim seedling-birch on the rivage, the flock Of herons has the quiet of solitude […]"

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman rivage, Middle French rivage, from Late Latin rīpāticum.

Word Breakdown

Root: rīpāticum

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹɪvɪdʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rivages (plural)

Phrases

rivage green

Questions

How do you pronounce rivage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪvɪdʒ/.
What does rivage mean?: A coast, a shore.
Where does rivage come from?: From Anglo-Norman rivage, Middle French rivage, from Late Latin rīpāticum.

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