ridda

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رِدَّة (ridda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ríd.dáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [rɪ́d.dáː]

Noun

r̃iddā f (possessed form r̃iddar̃)

1. apostasy

Italian

Etymology

Compare riddare (“to go round in circles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrid.da/
• Rhymes: -idda
• Hyphenation: rìd‧da

Noun

ridda f (plural ridde)

1. a frenetic dance
2. an incessant jumble of thoughts, ideas etc.

Anagrams

• Dardi, dardi

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *riddjō.

Cognate with Old High German ritto and Old Norse -riði. Related to rīdan (“to ride”) and rād (“riding, a ride”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrid.dɑ/

Noun

ridda m

1. agent noun of rīdan
   1. rider
   2. horseman, cavalryman, knight

Declension

Declension of ridda (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ridda	riddan
accusative	riddan	riddan
genitive	riddan	riddena
dative	riddan	riddum