rija

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Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Livonian rī’, rī’j, or from Estonian rehi, both from Proto-Finnic *riihi.

Noun

rija f (4th declension)

  1. threshing barn
  2. kilnhouse
  3. drying-house

Declension

Verb

rija

  1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of rīt

Portuguese

Adjective

rija

  1. feminine singular of rijo

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrixa/
  • Rhymes: -ixa
  • Syllabification: ri‧ja

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin rixa.

Noun

rija f (plural rijas)

  1. quarrel

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رِيشَة (rīša).

Noun

rija f (plural rijas)

  1. fistula in the tear duct

Etymology 3

Verb

rija

  1. inflection of regir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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