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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁiːfə/

Etymology

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.