rapinya

Catalan

Etymology

From archaic rapina, from Latin rapīna. The change of n to ny is due to influence from the verb rapinyar.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /rəˈpi.ɲə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /raˈpi.ɲa/

Noun

rapinya f (plural rapinyes)

rapine (robbery with violence)

Derived terms

rapinyar

Further reading

“rapinya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“rapinya”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
“rapinya” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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