rappen

See also: Rappen

English

Etymology

From German Rappen.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹapən/

Noun

rappen (plural rappen)

  1. A unit of currency in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, equal to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc. [from 17th c.]
    • 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 273:
      ‘Meticulous to a fault,’ he declared respectfully – even if the fault included checking Toby's imprest down to the last Swiss Rappen, a discipline he accepted with a rueful grace.
    • 2015, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Hausfrau, Random House, page 112:
      There was a hole the size of a ten-rappen coin on her right shin and a run laddering after it.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From rap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛpə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Homophones: reppen (usually)

Verb

rappen

  1. to rap (speak lyrics in the style of rap music)

Inflection

Conjugation of rappen (weak)
infinitive rappen
past singular rapte
past participle gerapt
infinitive rappen
gerund rappen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular raprapte
2nd person sing. (jij) raptrapte
2nd person sing. (u) raptrapte
2nd person sing. (gij) raptrapte
3rd person singular raptrapte
plural rappenrapten
subjunctive sing.1 rapperapte
subjunctive plur.1 rappenrapten
imperative sing. rap
imperative plur.1 rapt
participles rappendgerapt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɛpən/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛpən/ (many speakers, approximating English pronunciation)
  • (file)
  • Homophone: reppen

Verb

rappen (weak, third-person singular present rappt, past tense rappte, past participle gerappt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rap

Conjugation

Further reading

  • rappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • rappen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʀɑpən/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ropfen, from Old High German rophōn, from Proto-Germanic *ruppōną. Cognate with German rupfen, Dutch roppen.

Verb

rappen (third-person singular present rappt, past participle gerappt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to rip, to tear
  2. (transitive) to snatch, to tear off
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive rappen
participle gerappt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular rappen
2nd singular rapps rapp
3rd singular rappt
1st plural rappen
2nd plural rappt rappt
3rd plural rappen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms
  • ausrappen
  • berappen
  • ofrappen
  • oprappen
  • urappen
  • zerrappen

Verb

rappen (third-person singular present rappt, past participle gerappt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to grate
Conjugation
Regular
infinitive rappen
participle gerappt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular rappen
2nd singular rapps rapp
3rd singular rappt
1st plural rappen
2nd plural rappt rappt
3rd plural rappen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Middle English

Etymology

From rappe.

Verb

rappen

  1. to strike, smite

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: rap
  • Yola: rapple

References

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