Reep

See also: reep

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Reep, an occupational surname for a ropemaker, from reep (“rope”). Also an English metonymic occupational surname for a porter or a basket maker, from Middle English hrip (“basket”).

Proper noun

Reep (plural Reeps)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Reep is the 8529^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3858 individuals. Reep is most common among White (86.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Reep”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• peer, pere, père

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German rêp, from Old Saxon *rēp, from Proto-Germanic *raipą, *raipaz. Compare Reif and English rope.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁeːp/

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Noun

Reep n (strong, genitive Reeps or Reepes, plural Reepe)

1. (nautical) rope

   Synonyms: Seil, Tau

Declension

Declension of Reep [neuter, strong]

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

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Reeper, Reepschläger
• Fallreep

Related terms

• Reif

Further reading

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

German Low German

Alternative forms

• reep, reyp (New Saxon Spelling)

Etymology

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

Noun

Reep n (plural Repen)

1. rope

Synonyms

• Lien
• Seel
• Tau