See also: Rappen

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Etymology edit

From German Rappen.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

rappen (plural rappen)

  1. A unit of currency in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, equal to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc. [from 17th c.]
    • 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 273:
      ‘Meticulous to a fault,’ he declared respectfully – even if the fault included checking Toby's imprest down to the last Swiss Rappen, a discipline he accepted with a rueful grace.
    • 2015, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Hausfrau, Random House, page 112:
      There was a hole the size of a ten-rappen coin on her right shin and a run laddering after it.

Anagrams edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From rap.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛpə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Homophones: reppen (usually)

Verb edit

rappen

  1. to rap (speak lyrics in the style of rap music)

Inflection edit

Inflection of rappen (weak)
infinitive rappen
past singular rapte
past participle gerapt
infinitive rappen
gerund rappen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rap rapte
2nd person sing. (jij) rapt rapte
2nd person sing. (u) rapt rapte
2nd person sing. (gij) rapt rapte
3rd person singular rapt rapte
plural rappen rapten
subjunctive sing.1 rappe rapte
subjunctive plur.1 rappen rapten
imperative sing. rap
imperative plur.1 rapt
participles rappend gerapt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit

German edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

rappen (weak, third-person singular present rappt, past tense rappte, past participle gerappt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rap

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • rappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • rappen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Luxembourgish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German ropfen, from Old High German rophōn, from Proto-Germanic *ruppōną. Cognate with German rupfen, Dutch roppen.

Verb edit

rappen (third-person singular present rappt, past participle gerappt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to rip, to tear
  2. (transitive) to snatch, to tear off
Conjugation edit
Regular
infinitive rappen
participle gerappt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular rappen
2nd singular rapps rapp
3rd singular rappt
1st plural rappen
2nd plural rappt rappt
3rd plural rappen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

rappen (third-person singular present rappt, past participle gerappt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to grate
Conjugation edit
Regular
infinitive rappen
participle gerappt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular rappen
2nd singular rapps rapp
3rd singular rappt
1st plural rappen
2nd plural rappt rappt
3rd plural rappen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Related terms edit

Middle English edit

Etymology edit

From rappe.

Verb edit

rappen

  1. to strike, smite

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • English: rap
  • Yola: rapple

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