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

Related terms

• riffeln (through secondary conflation)