ceifa

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic صَيْف‎ (ṣayf, “summer”). Cognate with Galician ceifa and Maltese sajf.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɐj.fɐ/, /ˈsej.fɐ/
  • Hyphenation: cei‧fa

Noun

ceifa f (plural ceifas)

  1. harvesting
  2. (figuratively) devastation, mortality

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Verb

ceifa

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of ceifar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of ceifar
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