rapinya

Catalan

Etymology 1

From archaic rapina, from Latin rapīna. The change of n to ny is due to influence from the verb rapinyar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈpi.ɲə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [raˈpi.ɲa]

Noun

rapinya f (plural rapinyes)

1. rapine (robbery with violence)

Derived terms

• rapinyar

Further reading

• “rapinya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “rapinya”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “rapinya” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

Verb

rapinya

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