Reif
See also: reif
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German reif, from Old High German reif (“belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop”), from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“band, cord, strap”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁roypnós (“strap, band, rope”).
Cognate with Low German Reep, Dutch reep, Icelandic reipi, Old English rāp (“strap, band, cord”). More at rope.
Noun
editReif m (strong or mixed, genitive Reifes or Reifs, plural Reife or Reifen)
- (poetic except in Armreif) any ring-shaped piece of jewelry
- (archaic) Alternative form of Reifen (“hoop, tyre”)
Declension
editDeclension of Reif [masculine, strong // mixed]
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle High German rīfe, from Old High German rīfo.
Noun
editReif m (strong, genitive Reifs, no plural)
- frost; hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface)
- Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, "Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht".
- Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht,
er fiel auf die bunten Blaublümelein,
sie sind verwelket, verdorret.- Hoarfrost fell in a night in spring,
it fell on the colourful blue blossoms,
they withered away, dried up.
- Hoarfrost fell in a night in spring,
- Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, "Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht".
Declension
editDeclension of Reif [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Reif” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
editPronunciation
editNoun
editReif m (plural Reif)
Related terms
editFurther reading
editPlautdietsch
editEtymology
editUltimately related to Proto-West Germanic *raip (“band, strip”), similar to German Reifen.
Noun
editReif f (plural Reifen)
- tire (rubber)
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