Riefe
See also: riefe
German
Etymology
Via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German rīve (“rake”). Cognate with Dutch rijf (“rake”), Old Norse hrīfa (“rake”), Old English hrīfnian.
Pronunciation
Noun
Riefe f (genitive Riefe, plural Riefen)
- groove (narrow channel; often one of several parallel ones)
Declension
Synonyms
Related terms
- riffeln (through secondary conflation)