Rijeka

See also: rijeka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Rijéka/Рије́ка (literally river), calqued from Latin Flūmen, from flūmen.

Pronunciation

view of Rijeka at sunset
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈɛkə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈjɛkə/, /ɹiˈjɛkə/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkə

Proper noun

Rijeka

  1. A coastal city in northwestern Croatia.

Derived terms

  • Rijekan

Translations


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From rijéka (river), calque of Latin Flūmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rijěːka/
  • Hyphenation: Ri‧je‧ka

Proper noun

Rijéka f (Cyrillic spelling Рије́ка)

  1. Rijeka (a city in Croatia)

Declension

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