räffla

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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
Participles
Present participle räfflande
Past participle räfflad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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