Reep

See also: reep

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German rêp, from Old Saxon *rēp, from Proto-Germanic *raipą, *raipaz. More at rope.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁeːp/
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Noun

Reep n (genitive Reeps or Reepes, plural Reepe)

(rare, nautical) rope

Declension

Declension of Reep

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Reep	die	Reepe
genitive	eines	des	Reepes, Reeps	der	Reepe
dative	einem	dem	Reep, Reepe¹	den	Reepen
accusative	ein	das	Reep	die	Reepe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Seil
Tau

Related terms

Fallreep
Reeper
Reeperbahn

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German rêp, from Old Saxon *rēp, from Proto-Germanic *raipą, *raipaz. More at rope.

Noun

Reep n (plural Repen)

rope

Synonyms

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