ceifa

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) harvesting
2. (feminine) harvest season
3. (feminine, figuratively) devastation, mortality

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of ceifar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of ceifar:

ceifar

1. to reap (to cut with a sickle or scythe)
2. to claim, take (someone's life)

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Concepts

mowing

cutting

harvest

Synonyms

corte

Translations

siega

Mähen

fauchage

falciatura

حش

Ernte

Schnitt

taglio

moisson

coupe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsej.fɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: صَيْف

Cognate with Galician: ceifa

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic صَيْف (ṣayf, “summer”). Cognate with Galician ceifa (“harvesting”).