noun · rare

rivulet

rivulet · rivulets

річечка

ручей, ручеёк, речушка

Flüsschen, Bächlein

A small stream; a streamlet; a gillA small stream; a streamlet; a gill.

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UK/ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt/US/ˈɹɪv.jə.lət/

» Rivulets of rainwater ran down the roof.

Rinnsale von Regenwasser liefen vom Dach.

С крыши стекали ручейки дождевой воды.

С крыши ручейками стекала дождевая вода.

Meaning

2 senses

A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
A rivulet of tears ran down his face.
Flüsschen, Bächlein
ручеёкručejók, речу́шкаrečúška, руче́йručéj
рі́чечкаríčečka
a small stream
Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth.

Examples

3 sentences

Rivulets of rainwater ran down the roof.
ruС крыши стекали ручейки дождевой воды.
deRinnsale von Regenwasser liefen vom Dach.
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Rivulets of condensation ran down the draughty windows.
deAn den zugigen Fenstern rann Kondenswasser herunter.
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The Hobart Rivulet begins on the slopes of Mt Wellington, runs through South Hobart, and flows into the Derwent Estuary.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

small brook:

Русский

By meaning 1

small brook:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

small brook:

Origin

From Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo (“trickle, little stream”), diminutive of riv

From Italian rivoletto, diminutive of rivolo (“trickle, little stream”), diminutive of rivo (“stream, brook, creek”), ultimately from Latin rīvulus, diminutive of rīvus. By surface analysis, Latin rīvus + -ule + -et.

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