See also: rijeka and Rijeką

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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view of Rijeka at sunset

Proper noun

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Rijeka

  1. A coastal city in northwestern Croatia.

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  • Fiume (chiefly historical)

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Polish

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Rijeka

Etymology

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Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Рије́каRijéka. Doublet of rzeka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /riˈjɛ.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Syllabification: Ri‧je‧ka

Proper noun

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Rijeka f (related adjective rijecki)

  1. Rijeka (a city in Croatia)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Rijeka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From rijéka (river), calque of Latin Flūmen.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Rijéka f (Cyrillic spelling Рије́ка)

  1. Rijeka (a city in Croatia)

Declension

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