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Raia


Ra′ia

(rā′yȧ)
,
Noun.
[L., a ray. Cf.
Ray
the fish.]
(Zool.)
A genus of rays which includes the skates. See
Skate
.

Definition 2024


raia

raia

See also: raía

Galician

Noun

raia f (plural raias)

  1. stripe (long, straight region of a single colour)
  2. border (line separating regions)
  3. em dash ()
  4. ray (fish)

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Italian

Noun

raia f (plural raie)

  1. ray, skate (fish)

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Latin

Alternative forms

Noun

raia f (genitive raiae); first declension

  1. ray (a marine fish with a flat body)

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative raia raiae
genitive raiae raiārum
dative raiae raiīs
accusative raiam raiās
ablative raiā raiīs
vocative raia raiae

References


Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From earlier arraia, from Old Portuguese *arraia, from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʿiyya).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁaj.ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: rai‧a
  • Rhymes: -aja

Noun

raia f (plural raias)

  1. border (the line or frontier area separating countries)
  2. (figuratively) limit
  3. (colloquial) mistake
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

From raiar.

Verb

raia

  1. third-person singular present indicative of raiar
  2. second-person singular imperative of raiar

Etymology 3

From Latin raia.

Noun

raia f (plural raias)

  1. ray (a marine fish with a flat body)

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʿiyya).

Noun

raia (ma class, plural maraia)

  1. subject (citizen, usually in a monarchy)