# rihla
## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Swedish rifla (compare standard Swedish räffla, Danish riffel), from Low German riffel (compare archaic Dutch rijfelen), originally a frequentative derivation tracing back to Proto-Germanic *rīfaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrihlɑ/, [ˈriçlɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ihlɑ
* Hyphenation: rih‧la

### Noun

rihla
* (mining) riffle (cleat or groove in the bottom of a sluice box, causing the heavy particles such as pieces of gold to fall to the bottom of the box while the lighter particles are flushed away with water)
* rifle (one of the grooves inside the barrel of a firearm that improve its range and accuracy)
* (in the plural) rifling (grooves in a gun barrel)
* (in the plural) dress (system of furrows on the face of a millstone)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of rihla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rihlani
rihlani
accusative
nom.
rihlani
rihlani
gen.
rihlani
genitive
rihlani
rihlojeni rihlaini $^{rare}$
partitive
rihlaani
rihlojani
inessive
rihlassani
rihloissani
elative
rihlastani
rihloistani
illative
rihlaani
rihloihini
adessive
rihlallani
rihloillani
ablative
rihlaltani
rihloiltani
allative
rihlalleni
rihloilleni
essive
rihlanani
rihloinani
translative
rihlakseni
rihloikseni
abessive
rihlattani
rihloittani
instructive
comitative
—rihloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rihlasi
rihlasi
accusative
nom.
rihlasi
rihlasi
gen.
rihlasi
genitive
rihlasi
rihlojesi rihlaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
rihlaasi
rihlojasi
inessive
rihlassasi
rihloissasi
elative
rihlastasi
rihloistasi
illative
rihlaasi
rihloihisi
adessive
rihlallasi
rihloillasi
ablative
rihlaltasi
rihloiltasi
allative
rihlallesi
rihloillesi
essive
rihlanasi
rihloinasi
translative
rihlaksesi
rihloiksesi
abessive
rihlattasi
rihloittasi
instructive
comitative
—rihloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rihlamme
rihlamme
accusative
nom.
rihlamme
rihlamme
gen.
rihlamme
genitive
rihlamme
rihlojemme rihlaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
rihlaamme
rihlojamme
inessive
rihlassamme
rihloissamme
elative
rihlastamme
rihloistamme
illative
rihlaamme
rihloihimme
adessive
rihlallamme
rihloillamme
ablative
rihlaltamme
rihloiltamme
allative
rihlallemme
rihloillemme
essive
rihlanamme
rihloinamme
translative
rihlaksemme
rihloiksemme
abessive
rihlattamme
rihloittamme
instructive
comitative
—rihloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rihlanne
rihlanne
accusative
nom.
rihlanne
rihlanne
gen.
rihlanne
genitive
rihlanne
rihlojenne rihlainne $^{rare}$
partitive
rihlaanne
rihlojanne
inessive
rihlassanne
rihloissanne
elative
rihlastanne
rihloistanne
illative
rihlaanne
rihloihinne
adessive
rihlallanne
rihloillanne
ablative
rihlaltanne
rihloiltanne
allative
rihlallenne
rihloillenne
essive
rihlananne
rihloinanne
translative
rihlaksenne
rihloiksenne
abessive
rihlattanne
rihloittanne
instructive
comitative
—rihloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rihlansa
rihlansa
accusative
nom.
rihlansa
rihlansa
gen.
rihlansa
genitive
rihlansa
rihlojensa rihlainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
rihlaansa
rihlojaan rihlojansa
inessive
rihlassaan rihlassansa
rihloissaan rihloissansa
elative
rihlastaan rihlastansa
rihloistaan rihloistansa
illative
rihlaansa
rihloihinsa
adessive
rihlallaan rihlallansa
rihloillaan rihloillansa
ablative
rihlaltaan rihlaltansa
rihloiltaan rihloiltansa
allative
rihlalleen rihlallensa
rihloilleen rihloillensa
essive
rihlanaan rihlanansa
rihloinaan rihloinansa
translative
rihlakseen rihlaksensa
rihloikseen rihloiksensa
abessive
rihlattaan rihlattansa
rihloittaan rihloittansa
instructive
comitative
—rihloineen rihloinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (rifling): rihlaus

#### Derived terms

* rihlakko
* rihlata
* rihlaton
* haulikkorihla

### Further reading

* “rihla”, 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 2023-07-03