English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”), from rīvus (“small stream, brook”).

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

rival (plural rivals)

Derived terms [ edit ]

Translations [ edit ]

someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another Catalan: rival (ca)

Greek: εφάμιλλος (el) m ( efámillos ) , ανταγωνιστής (el) m ( antagonistís )

, Italian: rivale (it) m , pari (it) m , avversario (it)

, , Maori: tautētete Portuguese: rival (pt) m or f

Russian: ра́вный (ru) m ( rávnyj )

Turkish: eş (tr) denk (tr) benzer (tr) rakip (tr) emsal (tr)

Adjective [ edit ]

rival (not comparable)

Translations [ edit ]

having the same pretensions or claims Greek: Ancient: ἀντίπαλος ( antípalos )

Verb [ edit ]

rival (third-person singular simple present rivals, present participle rivalling or rivaling, simple past and past participle rivalled or rivaled)

( transitive ) To oppose or compete with. to rival somebody in love To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another. 1963, The China Governess ‎[1]: Margery Allingham , chapter 1, in The original family who had begun to build a palace to rival Nonesuch had died out before they had put up little more than the gateway, […]. To strive to equal or excel; to emulate. 1697, “ (please specify the book number) ”, in The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [ … ] , London: Printed for [ … ] , OCLC 403869432 : , “”, in John Dryden , transl.,, London: Printed for Jacob Tonson to rival thunder in its rapid course

Translations [ edit ]

To be equal to, or match Maori: kātata tāwhai

emulate

Anagrams [ edit ]

Catalan [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

rival (masculine and feminine plural rivals)

Derived terms [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

rival m or f (plural rivals)

Further reading [ edit ]

French [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Borrowed from Latin rīvālis, literally ‘person using the same stream as another’, from rīvus (“small stream, brook”). Unrelated to rive.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ʁi.val/

: Audio

Adjective [ edit ]

rival (feminine singular rivale, masculine plural rivaux, feminine plural rivales)

rival ( attributively )

Noun [ edit ]

rival m (plural rivaux, feminine rivale)

Further reading [ edit ]

“rival” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams [ edit ]

German [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

rival (not comparable)

( economics , of a good of a good ) rivalrous 2012, Michael Goldhammer, Geistiges Eigentum und Eigentumstheorie, Mohr Siebeck, page 196: Als zweites Argument gegen die Möglichkeit von geistigem Eigentum wird häufig vorgebracht, dass immaterielle Güter ihrer Natur nach nicht rival seien […] As a second argument against the possibility of intellectual property, it is often brought forward that immaterial goods are not rivalrous by nature

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of rival number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter all genders predicative er ist rival sie ist rival es ist rival sie sind rival strong declension

(without article) nominative rivaler rivale rivales rivale genitive rivalen rivaler rivalen rivaler dative rivalem rivaler rivalem rivalen accusative rivalen rivale rivales rivale weak declension

(with definite article) nominative der rivale die rivale das rivale die rivalen genitive des rivalen der rivalen des rivalen der rivalen dative dem rivalen der rivalen dem rivalen den rivalen accusative den rivalen die rivale das rivale die rivalen mixed declension

(with indefinite article) nominative ein rivaler eine rivale ein rivales (keine) rivalen genitive eines rivalen einer rivalen eines rivalen (keiner) rivalen dative einem rivalen einer rivalen einem rivalen (keinen) rivalen accusative einen rivalen eine rivale ein rivales (keine) rivalen

Norwegian Bokmål [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin rivalis, via French rival

Noun [ edit ]

rival m (definite singular rivalen, indefinite plural rivaler, definite plural rivalene)

a rival

Derived terms [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

“rival” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin rivalis, via French rival

Noun [ edit ]

rival m (definite singular rivalen, indefinite plural rivalar, definite plural rivalane)

a rival

Derived terms [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

“rival” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

rival m , f (plural rivais)

rival ( competitor with the same objective )

Synonyms [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

rival m or f (plural rivais, comparable)

rival ( standing in competition )

Related terms [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

rìvāl m (Cyrillic spelling рѝва̄л)

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of rival singular plural nominative rìvāl rivali genitive rivála riválā dative rivalu rivalima accusative rivala rivale vocative rivale rivali locative rivalu rivalima instrumental rivalom rivalima

Spanish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin rīvālis.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

rival (plural rivales)

Noun [ edit ]

rival m or f (plural rivales)

Derived terms [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

Further reading [ edit ]

“rival” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Latin rivalis, via French rival.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Audio

Noun [ edit ]

rival c

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of rival Singular Plural Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite Nominative rival rivalen rivaler rivalerna Genitive rivals rivalens rivalers rivalernas