different between riven vs rives

English

Etymology

From Middle English riven, past participle of rive (“to rive”). Compare Old Norse rifinn, past participle of Old Norse rífa (“to pick, scratch, rive”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /???v?n/
• Rhymes: -?v?n
• Hyphenation: ri?ven

Verb

riven

1. past participle of rive

Usage notes

An alternative past participle of to rive is rived, which is preferred in American English.

Adjective

riven (not comparable)

1. Torn apart.
2. Broken into pieces; split asunder.

Anagrams

• Ervin, Inver-, Irven, Niver, Rivne, Viner, viner

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• riva

Noun

riven m or f

1. definite masculine singular of rive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

riven m

1. definite singular of riv

Etymology 2

Participle

riven (neuter rive, definite singular and plural rivne)

1. past participle of riva and rive

Swedish

Verb

riven

1. past participle of riva.

Anagrams

• ivern, viner

English

Noun

rives

1. plural of rive

Verb

rives

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rive

Anagrams

• Revis, sevir, siver, viers, vires

Danish

Noun

rives c

1. indefinite genitive singular of rive

Verb

rives

1. inflection of rive:
   1. passive infinitive
   2. passive present

French

Verb

rives

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of river

Noun

rives f

1. plural of rive

Anagrams

• ivres, revis, servi, sévir, vires, virés, viser

Latin

Verb

r?v?s

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of r?v?

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rives

1. passive of rive

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (present tense): rivst
• (supine): rivest

Verb

rives

1. (non-standard since 2012) inflection of rivas:
   1. present tense
   2. supine

Anagrams

• Versi, Viser, siver, viser, versi

Swedish

Verb

rives

1. present tense passive of riva.

Anagrams

• ivers

Westrobothnian

Verb

rives (preterite reives, active riv)

1. To wrestle, tug, play, tear into each other in jest, joke.