räffla

Swedish

Etymology

Distantly related to English rifle and hence from the root of the verb riva (“to grate, rip, tear out”).

Noun

räffla c

1. one of a number of parallel grooves; a groove, a rib, a channel

Declension

Declension of räffla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	räffla	räfflas
	definite	räfflan	räfflans
plural	indefinite	räfflor	räfflors
	definite	räfflorna	räfflornas

Verb

räffla (present räfflar, preterite räfflade, supine räfflat, imperative räffla)

1. (often in the past participle) to make ribbed (provide with parallel grooves)

   räfflad metal

   ribbed metal

Conjugation

Conjugation of räffla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	räffla		räfflas
supine	räfflat		räfflats
imperative	räffla		—
imper. plural1	räfflen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	räfflar	räfflade	räfflas	räfflades
ind. plural1	räffla	räfflade	räfflas	räfflades
subjunctive2	räffle	räfflade	räffles	räfflades
present participle		räfflande
past participle		räfflad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• räfflad

References

• räffla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• räffla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• räffla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)