rivulet
pronunciation
How to pronounce rivulet in British English:
UK [ˈrɪvjələt]
How to pronounce rivulet in American English:
US [ˈrɪvjəlɪt]
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- Noun:
- a small stream
Word Origin
- rivulet (n.)
- 1580s, from Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo, itself a diminutive of rivo "brook," from Latin rivus "stream, brook," from PIE *reiwos, literally "that which flows," from root *reie- "to flow, run" (see Rhine). For ending, see -let.
Example
- 1. There is a ravishing rivulet found here .
- 2. Tadpoles can be found in this rivulet .
- 3. Across the jungles to see the rivulet .
- 4. The school is located near the rivulet .
- 5. Few men , drinking at a rivulet , stop to consider its source .