Dictionary formripa, ripae(feminine)
Translation
bank of a river, shore
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | ripa | ripae |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | ripa | ripae |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | ripam | ripas |
| Genitiveof | ripae | riparum |
| Dativeto, for | ripae | ripis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | ripa | ripis |
Examples
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The river bank is high.
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We were sitting on the bank for a long time.
occupaverunt.
The enemy seized the banks.
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They came to the bank of the river.
fluit.
Between the banks the water flows quickly.
Ripa, ripae, f., first declension. It is specifically the bank of a river or a lake. The edge of the sea is litus, the strip where the surf breaks, or ora, the coastline seen whole - and using ripa for the seaside is the mistake a Latin reader will notice first.
Ad ripam and in ripa do the ordinary work, and military writers use ripas in the plural for both sides of a crossing. The word survives everywhere: Italian riva, French rive and rivage, Spanish ribera, and through French into English river, arrive and riparian.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 8: ripa, ovis, desiderium and 7 more words.