rifa

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See also: RIFA, rífa, rifá, rifà, and rifa'

Catalan

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Verb

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rifa

  1. inflection of rifar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

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Etymology 1

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From rifar (to quarrel; to raffle).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rifa f (plural rifas)

  1. quarrel; brawl
    • 1858, Juan Manuel Pintos, Contos da aldea que parecen historias da vila e historias da vila que parecen contos da aldea, Vigo: El Album del Miño, page 224:
      E logo ese caliveira de ese soldado que a rifa foi o que armou na taberna e na trenla estar debía agora
      And then again, this party animal, this soldier who started the brawl at the tavern and who now should be in jail
  2. raffle

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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rifa

  1. inflection of rifar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the Old Norse rífa (to tear apart), Proto-Germanic *rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (to tear, cut).

Cognate with Scottish rive.

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Noun

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rifa f (genitive singular rifu, nominative plural rifur)

  1. a tear, a rip, a rift, a rent
  2. a gap, a slit, a crack, a cleft, a fissure

Declension

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    Declension of rifa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rifa rifan rifur rifurnar
accusative rifu rifuna rifur rifurnar
dative rifu rifunni rifum rifunum
genitive rifu rifunnar rifa rifanna

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Spanish rifa.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ri‧fa

Noun

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rifa f (plural rifas)

  1. raffle (drawing in which tickets are sold to win a prize)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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rifa

  1. inflection of rifar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrifa/ [ˈri.fa]
  • Rhymes: -ifa
  • Syllabification: ri‧fa

Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic in origin.

Noun

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rifa f (plural rifas)

  1. lottery, raffle
    Synonym: sorteo
  2. contention, strife
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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rifa

  1. inflection of rifar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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