ruisseau

French

Etymology

From Old French ruissel, from Vulgar Latin *rivuscellum (“brook, stream”), from Latin *rīvusculum (“creek, rivulet”) + -ellum (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from rīvus (“rivulet”) + -usculum (“-cule: forming diminutives”). Compare Italian ruscello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɥi.so/

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• Rhymes: -so

Noun

ruisseau m (plural ruisseaux)

1. stream, brook, creek

Derived terms

• les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières

Related terms

• ru

References

• “ruisseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.