Raupe

German

Etymology

From northern Middle High German rūpe, from Middle Low German rūpe, itself perhaps from Proto-Germanic *rūpō and then probably related with *raupijaną, whence German raufen (“to pluck, pick, harvest”). Cognate with Middle Dutch rupe, whence dialectal Dutch ruip. Also related with standard Dutch rups.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Raupe f (genitive Raupe, plural Raupen)

caterpillar (larva)
Short for Planierraupe (“caterpillar or caterpillar tractor”).

Declension

Declension of Raupe

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Raupe	die	Raupen
genitive	einer	der	Raupe	der	Raupen
dative	einer	der	Raupe	den	Raupen
accusative	eine	die	Raupe	die	Raupen

Related terms

Planierraupe
raupen
Raupenfahrzeug
Raupenfliege
Raupenschlepper
Raupenstadium
Seidenraupe

See also

Further reading

Raupe in Duden online

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