Reif

See also: reif

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʀaɪ̯f/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German reif, from Old High German reif (“belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop”), from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“band, cord, strap”), from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós (“strap, band, rope”). Cognate with Low German Reep, Dutch reep, Icelandic reipi, Old English rāp (“strap, band, cord”). More at rope.

Noun

Reif m (genitive Reifes or Reifs, plural Reife)

  1. (poetic) ring
  2. hoop
Declension
Declension of Reif
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reif die Reife
genitive eines des Reifes,
Reifs		 der Reife
dative einem dem Reif,
Reife1		 den Reifen
accusative einen den Reif die Reife
1Now uncommon, see notes
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German rīfe, from Old High German rīfo.

Noun

Reif m (genitive Reifs, no plural)

  1. hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface)

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raɪ̯f/

Noun

Reif m (plural Reif)

  1. frost

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Noun

Reif f (plural Reifen)

  1. tire (rubber)
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