rivulet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
  2. Perizoma affinitatum, a geometrid moth.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɪv.jʊ.lɪt/ /ˈɹɪv.jə.lət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rivulet.wav

Word forms

rivulet rivulets

Etymology

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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