Riefe

See also: riefe

German

Etymology

Via Low German/German Low German from Middle Low German rīve (“rake”), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *hrīban (“to rake, scratch”). Cognate with Dutch rijf (“rake”), Old Norse hrīfa (“rake”), Old English hrīfnian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁiːfə/
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Noun

Riefe f (genitive Riefe, plural Riefen)

  1. groove (narrow channel; often one of several parallel ones)
    Synonym: Rille

Declension

Declension of Riefe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Riefe die Riefen
genitive einer der Riefe der Riefen
dative einer der Riefe den Riefen
accusative eine die Riefe die Riefen
  • riffeln (through secondary conflation)
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