ralla
See also: rallá
Italian
Etymology
From Latin rallum (“scraper”). Compare Sicilian raḍḍu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈral.la/
- Rhymes: -alla
- Hyphenation: ràl‧la
Noun
ralla f (plural ralle)
- fifth wheel, slewing ring
- sludge which forms around the hubs of a wheel
Further reading
- ralla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
ralla
- inflection of rallus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
rallā
- ablative feminine singular of rallus
References
- ralla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “ralla”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Spanish
Verb
ralla
- inflection of rallar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative