ripisylve
French, noun/ʁi.pi.silv/
ripisylve is spelled R-I-P-I-S-Y-L-V-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 40 million words in written French, the 200,689th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ripisylve is a French feminine noun meaning “riparian forest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Formation végétale boisée bordant un cours d’eau, dominée par des arbres et arbustes et liée à la proximité…”.
What does ripisylve mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineriparian forest
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Formation végétale boisée bordant un cours d’eau, dominée par des arbres et arbustes et liée à la proximité de l’eau.
adjective: 1. Caractérise une végétation broussailleuse et arbustive, propre aux rives des cours d’eau
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ripisylve
- ripisylves plural
- ripisilve
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ripisylve?
- /ʁi.pi.silv/
- \ʁi.pi.silv\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ripisylve in French?
ripisylve appears about once in every 40 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).