Riefe

Meaning

groove (narrow channel; often one of several parallel ones)

Concepts

groove

stria

Synonyms

Spur

Vertiefung

Furche

Mulde

Rille

Schramme

Falte

Kratzspur

Graben

Kratzer

Translations

scanalatura

intaccare

solco

sulco

ranhura

acanaladura

traccia

estría

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁiːfə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German: -

Cognate with Dutch: rijf

Cognate with Old Norse: hrīfa

Cognate with Old English: hrīfnian

In summary

Via Low German/German Low German from Middle Low German rīve (“rake”), ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *hrīban (“to rake, scratch”). Cognate with Dutch rijf (“rake”), Old Norse hrīfa (“rake”), Old English hrīfnian.