rival

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”). By surface analysis, Latin rīvus +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪvəl/ Rhymes: -aɪvəl === Noun === rival (plural rivals) A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor. Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another. (obsolete) One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. ==== Hyponyms ==== rivaless ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== rivulet ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === rival (not comparable) Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority. ==== Derived terms ==== rivalrous ==== Translations ==== === Verb === rival (third-person singular simple present rivals, present participle (US) rivaling or (UK) rivalling, simple past and past participle (US) rivaled or (UK) rivalled) (transitive) To oppose or compete with. To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another. To strive to equal or excel; to emulate. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Avril, arvil, viral == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin rīvālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [riˈβal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [riˈval] === Adjective === rival m or f (masculine and feminine plural rivals) rival ==== Derived terms ==== rivalitzar ==== Related terms ==== riu rivalitat === Noun === rival m or f by sense (plural rivals) rival === Further reading === “rival”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “rival”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “rival” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “rival”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish rival (“rival”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /riˈbal/, [riˈbal] Hyphenation: ri‧val === Noun === rival rival == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Rival. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɪval] === Noun === rival m anim (female equivalent rivalka) rival, competitor, opponent sportovní rivalové. ― sports rivals. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”), from rīvus (“small stream, brook”). Unrelated to rive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁi.val/ === Adjective === rival (feminine rivale, masculine plural rivaux, feminine plural rivales) (relational) rival Near-synonym: adverse === Noun === rival m (plural rivaux, feminine rivale) rival Near-synonym: adversaire === Derived terms === rivalité rivaliser === Descendants === → Norwegian Bokmål: rival === Further reading === “rival”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === avril, livra, viral == German == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin rīvālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʁiˈvaːl] Hyphenation: ri‧val === Adjective === rival (strong nominative masculine singular rivaler, not comparable) (economics, of a good) rivalrous ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Rivale == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From French rival (“rival”), from Latin rīvālis (“of or pertaining to a brook; rival”), from rīvus (“brook; channel”), from Proto-Italic *rīwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃riH-wó-s, from *h₃reyH- (“to move, flow”), from *h₃er- (“to move, stir”). === Noun === rival m (definite singular rivalen, indefinite plural rivaler, definite plural rivalene) a rival ==== Derived terms ==== erkerival === References === “rival” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin rivalis, via French rival. === Noun === rival m (definite singular rivalen, indefinite plural rivalar, definite plural rivalane) a rival ==== Derived terms ==== erkerival === References === “rival” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: ri‧val === Noun === rival m or f by sense (plural rivais) rival (competitor with the same objective) Synonyms: adversário, oponente === Adjective === rival m or f (plural rivais) rival (standing in competition) ==== Related terms ==== rio === Further reading === “rival”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “rival”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rival, from Latin rivalis. === Noun === rival m (plural rivali) rival ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rǐʋaːl/ Hyphenation: ri‧val === Noun === rìvāl m anim (Cyrillic spelling рѝва̄л) rival, adversary ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin rīvālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /riˈbal/ [riˈβ̞al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ri‧val === Adjective === rival m or f (masculine and feminine plural rivales) rival adverse Synonym: adverso === Noun === rival m or f by sense (plural rivales) rival Synonyms: adversario, antagonista, competidor, contrario, oponente ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “rival”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin rivalis, via French rival. === Pronunciation === === Noun === rival c rival ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== rivalitet === Further reading === “rival”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) rival in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === vilar