"Riff" meaning in All languages combined

See Riff on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Riff
  1. Alternative form of Rif (“mountains in Morocco”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Rif (extra: mountains in Morocco)
    Sense id: en-Riff-en-name-zWD1O6-W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 4 4

Noun [German]

IPA: /ʁɪf/
Rhymes: -ɪf Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Low German rif, ref, from Old Norse rif. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|gml|rif}} Borrowed from Middle Low German rif, {{der|de|non|rif}} Old Norse rif Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s}} Riff n (strong, genitive Riffes or Riffs, plural Riffe) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s}} Forms: Riffes [genitive], Riffs [genitive], Riffe [plural], strong [table-tags], Riff [nominative, singular], Riffe [definite, nominative, plural], Riffes [genitive, singular], Riffs [genitive, singular], Riffe [definite, genitive, plural], Riff [dative, singular], Riffe [dative, singular], Riffen [dative, definite, plural], Riff [accusative, singular], Riffe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. reef Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Nautical Derived forms: Felsenriff, Korallenriff, Wallriff
    Sense id: en-Riff-de-noun-MpfLeGBL Disambiguation of Nautical: 81 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [German]

IPA: /ʁɪf/
Rhymes: -ɪf Etymology: Borrowed from English riff. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|riff}} Borrowed from English riff Head templates: {{de-noun|m:n,(e)s,s}} Riff m or n (strong, genitive Riffes or Riffs, plural Riffs) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m:n,(e)s,s}} Forms: Riffes [genitive], Riffs [genitive], Riffs [plural], strong [table-tags], Riff [definite, nominative, singular], Riffs [definite, nominative, plural], Riffes [genitive, singular], Riffs [genitive, singular], Riffs [definite, genitive, plural], Riff [dative, singular], Riffe [dative, singular], Riffs [dative, definite, plural], Riff [accusative, definite, singular], Riffs [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. riff (instrumental melody line) Tags: masculine, neuter, strong Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-Riff-de-noun-nxP4dkt2 Disambiguation of Music: 1 99 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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