Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rivest

/ɹˈɪvɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: rivest
IPA: /ɹˈɪvɪst/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

second-person singular simple present indicative of rive

Archaic

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

rive + -est

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Rivet
Suffix: rive

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

Rivests (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rivest?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪvɪst/.
What does rivest mean?: second-person singular simple present indicative of rive
Where does rivest come from?: It is traced to French.

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