Latvian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Livonian rī’, rī’j, or from Estonian rehi, both from Proto-Finnic *riihi.

Noun edit

rija f (4th declension)

  1. threshing barn
  2. kilnhouse
  3. drying-house

Declension edit

Verb edit

rija

  1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of rīt

Portuguese edit

Adjective edit

rija

  1. feminine singular of rijo

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrixa/ [ˈri.xa]
  • Rhymes: -ixa
  • Syllabification: ri‧ja

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin rixa.

Noun edit

rija f (plural rijas)

  1. quarrel
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Arabic رِيشَة (rīša).

Noun edit

rija f (plural rijas)

  1. fistula in the tear duct

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

rija

  1. inflection of regir:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading edit