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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁivaʒ
"Les vagues venaient mourir sur le rivage."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or wide river.
"We walked along the sandy shore as the sun began to set."
- 1
To support something with props or timbers to keep it from falling.
"Workers had to shore up the old foundation before continuing construction."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from Middle English 'schor', 'shore', which is related to Middle Low German and Middle Dutch 'schore' meaning 'prop, support', or possibly related to Old English 'scor' meaning 'shore, precipice'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a structural prop or boundary to specifically denote the land bordering a large body of water.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shore" is said worldwide
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Ufer
Transliteration: uːfɐ
"Wir gingen am Ufer des Sees spazieren."
riva
Transliteration: riːva
"La barca era ormeggiata sulla riva."
rivage
Transliteration: ʁivaʒ
"Les vagues venaient mourir sur le rivage."
orilla
Transliteration: oˈɾiʎa
"Los niños jugaban en la orilla del mar."
praia
Transliteration: ˈpɾajɐ
"Eles caminharam ao longo da costa."
किनारा
Transliteration: kināra
"हम नदी के किनारे टहल रहे थे।"
岸
Transliteration: àn
"船慢慢靠近了岸边。"
해변
Transliteration: haebyeon
"우리는 해변을 따라 걸었다."
海岸
Transliteration: kaigan
"波が海岸に打ち寄せる。"
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