Lippe

See also: lippe

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪpə/
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Etymology 2

An originally Low and Central German form (though not in all dialects of the latter). From Middle Low German and northern Middle High German lippe, from Proto-Germanic *lipjô. One reason for the form’s prevailing in modern standard German was its use in Luther’s Bible translation. It gradually reduced Upper German Lefze to a marginal role (now chiefly “lip of a predator”, but rare).

Noun

Lippe f (genitive Lippe, plural Lippen)

  1. (anatomy) lip
Declension
Declension of Lippe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lippe die Lippen
genitive einer der Lippe der Lippen
dative einer der Lippe den Lippen
accusative eine die Lippe die Lippen
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Lippe f (genitive Lippe)

  1. Lippe, a river in north-western Germany
  • Lippe-Detmold
  • Lippe-Schaumburg
  • Lipper
  • Lipperland
  • Lippstadt
  • Schaumburg-Lippe

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *lippe, lippa, from Proto-Germanic *lipjô. More at lip.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /lɪppə/

Noun

Lippe f

  1. (anatomy) lip
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