rafla

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of ravintola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑflɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝flɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑflɑ
• Syllabification^(key): raf‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): raf‧la

Noun

rafla (slang)

1. restaurant

Declension

Inflection of rafla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		rafla	raflat
genitive		raflan	raflojen
partitive		raflaa	rafloja
illative		raflaan	rafloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rafla	raflat
accusative	nom.	rafla	raflat
	gen.	raflan
genitive		raflan	raflojen raflain rare
partitive		raflaa	rafloja
inessive		raflassa	rafloissa
elative		raflasta	rafloista
illative		raflaan	rafloihin
adessive		raflalla	rafloilla
ablative		raflalta	rafloilta
allative		raflalle	rafloille
essive		raflana	rafloina
translative		raflaksi	rafloiksi
abessive		raflatta	rafloitta
instructive		—	rafloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rafla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative raflani raflani accusative nom. raflani raflani gen. raflani genitive raflani raflojeni raflaini rare partitive raflaani raflojani inessive raflassani rafloissani elative raflastani rafloistani illative raflaani rafloihini adessive raflallani rafloillani ablative raflaltani rafloiltani allative raflalleni rafloilleni essive raflanani rafloinani translative raflakseni rafloikseni abessive raflattani rafloittani instructive — — comitative — rafloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative raflasi raflasi accusative nom. raflasi raflasi gen. raflasi genitive raflasi raflojesi raflaisi rare partitive raflaasi raflojasi inessive raflassasi rafloissasi elative raflastasi rafloistasi illative raflaasi rafloihisi adessive raflallasi rafloillasi ablative raflaltasi rafloiltasi allative raflallesi rafloillesi essive raflanasi rafloinasi translative raflaksesi rafloiksesi abessive raflattasi rafloittasi instructive — — comitative — rafloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative raflamme raflamme accusative nom. raflamme raflamme gen. raflamme genitive raflamme raflojemme raflaimme rare partitive raflaamme raflojamme inessive raflassamme rafloissamme elative raflastamme rafloistamme illative raflaamme rafloihimme adessive raflallamme rafloillamme ablative raflaltamme rafloiltamme allative raflallemme rafloillemme essive raflanamme rafloinamme translative raflaksemme rafloiksemme abessive raflattamme rafloittamme instructive — — comitative — rafloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative raflanne raflanne accusative nom. raflanne raflanne gen. raflanne genitive raflanne raflojenne raflainne rare partitive raflaanne raflojanne inessive raflassanne rafloissanne elative raflastanne rafloistanne illative raflaanne rafloihinne adessive raflallanne rafloillanne ablative raflaltanne rafloiltanne allative raflallenne rafloillenne essive raflananne rafloinanne translative raflaksenne rafloiksenne abessive raflattanne rafloittanne instructive — — comitative — rafloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative raflansa raflansa accusative nom. raflansa raflansa gen. raflansa genitive raflansa raflojensa raflainsa rare partitive raflaansa raflojaan raflojansa inessive raflassaan raflassansa rafloissaan rafloissansa elative raflastaan raflastansa rafloistaan rafloistansa illative raflaansa rafloihinsa adessive raflallaan raflallansa rafloillaan rafloillansa ablative raflaltaan raflaltansa rafloiltaan rafloiltansa allative raflalleen raflallensa rafloilleen rafloillensa essive raflanaan raflanansa rafloinaan rafloinansa translative raflakseen raflaksensa rafloikseen rafloiksensa abessive raflattaan raflattansa rafloittaan rafloittansa instructive — — comitative — rafloineen rafloinensa

Synonyms

• ravintola

Further reading

• “rafla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.fla/

Verb

rafla

1. third-person singular past historic of rafler

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Raffel f.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kociewie) IPA^(key): [ˈra.fla]

Noun

rafla f

1. (Kociewie, Malbork) iron or wooden comb for picking flax heads

Further reading

• Dr Nadmorski (Józef Łęgowski) (1889), “rafla”, in “Spis wyrazów właściwych gwarze malborskiej i kociewskiej”, in Wisła. Miesięcznik Geograficzno-Etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 3 z.4, page 747