Rippe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rippe (also ruppe, ribbe, ribe, riebe), from Old High German rippa, ribba, (also rippi, ribbi), from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, 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): /ˈʁɪ.pə/

• Audio

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Noun

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

1. rib

Usage note: A piece of a row of chocolate is also called "Rippe".

Declension

Declension of Rippe [feminine]

	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

Further reading

• “Rippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Rippe” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈripə/

Noun

Rippe f

1. plural of Ripp