ceifa

Galician

Etymology

From Arabic صَيْف (ṣayf, “summer”). Cognate with Portuguese ceifa and Maltese sajf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɛj.fɐ/, (western) /ˈsɛj.fɐ/

Noun

ceifa f (plural ceifas)

1. harvesting

   Synonyms: sega, seitura, sementeira, anada

References

• “ceifa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.fɐ/ [ˈseɪ̯.fɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.fɐ/ [ˈseɪ̯.fɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.fa/ [ˈseɪ̯.fa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐj.fɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐj.fɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.fɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsej.fɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse.fɐ/

• Hyphenation: cei‧fa

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ceifa f (plural ceifas)

1. (agriculture) harvesting

   Synonyms: colheita, safra, sega, segada

2. (agriculture) harvest season
3. (figuratively) devastation, mortality

Derived terms

• ceifar
• ceifeira
• ceifeiro

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ceifa

1. inflection of ceifar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative