Translation of Slovak word "rieka" to English
rieka
/ri̯eka/
Meaning
NounA large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
How to use
Feminine noun declined according to the 'žena' pattern (genitive singular: rieky, nominative plural: rieky, genitive plural: riek). Denotes a natural flowing watercourse; prepositional locative is 'v rieke' or 'pri rieke'.
🇬🇧 English
river
Example sentence
Vidím pred sebou širokú rieku.
I see river
Deti sa kúpali v rieke.
She swims river
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Common phrases
- breh rieky— riverbank
- koryto rieky— riverbed
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The Slovak word "rieka" means "river" in English.
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