Rippe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rippe (also ruppe, ribbe, ribe, riebe), from Old High German rippa, ribba, (also rippi, ribbi), from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”).

Cognate with English rib, Dutch rib (“rib”), Low German ribbe (“rib”), Old Norse rif (“rib, reef”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɪ.pə/
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Noun

Rippe f (genitive Rippe, plural Rippen, diminutive Rippchen n or Ripperl n)

  1. rib

Usage note: A piece of a row of chocolate is also called "Rippe".

Declension
Declension of Rippe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Rippe die Rippen
genitive einer der Rippe der Rippen
dative einer der Rippe den Rippen
accusative eine die Rippe die Rippen

Further reading
  • “Rippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Rippe” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈripə/

Noun

Rippe f

  1. plural of Ripp
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