raffa

raffa

See also: Raffa

Bavarian

Alternative forms

  • raffn
  • raufn (East Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German roufen, from Old High German roufen, from Proto-West Germanic *raupijan. Cognate with German raufen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrafːɐ/

Verb

raffa (past participle graft)

  1. to brawl, to scuffle, to fight

Conjugation

Conjugation of raffa
infinitive raffa
past participle graft
present past subjunctive
1st person singular raf raffad
2nd person singular rafst raffadst
3rd person singular raft raffad
1st person plural raffan raffadn
2nd person plural rafts raffads
3rd person plural raffan raffadn
imperative
singular raf
plural rafts

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraf.fa/
  • Rhymes: -affa
  • Hyphenation: ràf‧fa

Etymology 1

Likely a deverbal from arraffare +‎ -a.

Noun

raffa f (uncountable)

  1. a word of undetermined meaning, only used in a few locutions
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to the etymology above.

Noun

raffa f (plural raffe)

  1. (sports) in the game of bocce, the act of throwing a boule on the ground to either hit another boule or the jack-ball

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

raffa

  1. first-person singular present indicative of raffare

Further reading

  • raffa1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • raffa2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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