Latin

Noun

rixa f ‎(genitive rixae); first declension

1. quarrel, brawl, dispute, contest, strife, contention

Inflection

First declension.

Related terms

• rixor

Descendants

• French: rixe
• Italian: ressa, rissa
• Portuguese: reixa, rixa
• Spanish: rija

References

• rixa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• rixa in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rixa”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Maltese

Rixa

Etymology

From Arabic رِيشَة ‎(rīša)/رِيش ‎(rīš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriːʃɐ/

Noun

rixa f ‎(plural rixiet)

1. feather

Related terms

• rix (collective plural)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• reixa

Etymology

From Latin rixa.

Noun

rixa f (plural rixas)

1. feud (a state of long-standing mutual hostility)
2. brawl; fight; quarrel

Synonyms

• (fight): confronto, briga, luta

Verb

rixa

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