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)

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

(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 and Maltese sajf.

Noun

ceifa f (plural ceifas)

harvesting
Synonyms: colheita, safra, segada
(figuratively) devastation, mortality
Synonym: destruição

Derived terms

See also

verão

Verb

ceifa

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

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