Lippe
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Lippe
- A river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- A district (Kreis) in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- An unincorporated community in Robinson Township, Posey County, Indiana, United States, named after Lippe, Germany.
- A surname.
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Further reading edit
- Lippe (river) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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An originally Low and Central German form (though not in all dialects of the latter). From Middle Low German lippe and northern Middle High German lippe, from Old High German *lippa, from Proto-West Germanic *lippjō.
One reason for the form’s prevailing in modern standard German was its use in Luther’s Bible translation. It gradually reduced Upper German Lefze to a marginal role (now chiefly “lip of a predator”, but rare).
Noun edit
Lippe f (genitive Lippe, plural Lippen)
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Etymology 2 edit
Germanic (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
die Lippe f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lippe)
Derived terms edit
Lippe n (proper noun, genitive Lippes or (optionally with an article) Lippe)
- A rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia. Seat: Detmold
Lippe m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Lippes or (with an article) Lippe, feminine genitive Lippe, plural Lippes or Lippe)
- a surname transferred from the place name
Further reading edit
- “Lippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lippe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- Lippe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- Lippe (Fluss) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik edit
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Lippe f
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Etymology edit
From Middle Low German lippe, from Old Saxon *lippia, from Proto-West Germanic *lippjō.
Noun edit
Lippe f (plural Lippen)
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian *lippe, lippa, from Proto-West Germanic *lippjō.
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Lippe f