Rippe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rippe (also ruppe, ribbe, ribe, riebe), from Old High German rippa, ribba, (also rippi, ribbi), from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”).

Cognate with English rib, Dutch rib (“rib”), Low German ribbe (“rib”), Old Norse rif (“rib, reef”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʀɪ.pə/
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Noun

Rippe f (genitive Rippe, plural Rippen, diminutive Rippchen n or Ripperl n)

  1. rib

Declension
Declension of Rippe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Rippe die Rippen
genitive einer der Rippe der Rippen
dative einer der Rippe den Rippen
accusative eine die Rippe die Rippen

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