English

Alternative forms

• Riff

Proper noun

Rif

1. a mountainous region in northern Morocco
2. a republic which existed briefly during the 1920s in what is now northern Morocco

Translations

Dutch

Noun

rif n ‎(plural riffen, diminutive rifje n)

1. reef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water

Noun

rif n ‎(plural reven, diminutive rifje n)

1. (nautical) reef: an arrangement to reduce the area of a sail in a high wind

Derived terms

• koraalrif

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rif, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɪːv/
• Rhymes: -ɪːv

Noun

rif n ‎(genitive singular rifs, nominative plural rif)

1. rib
2. reef

Declension

Synonyms

• (rib): rifbein

Lojban

Rafsi

rif

1. rafsi of ricfu.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse rif, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.

Noun

rif n

1. rib

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: rev, revben

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [riːv]

Noun

rif

1. Soft mutation of rhif.