Strippe
See also: strippe
German edit
Etymology edit
From a merger of two words: 1.) Middle Low German strippe (“strip, cord”), cognate with Dutch strip, English strip, and related with German Streifen, and 2.) Middle High German struppe, strüppe, northern variant of strupfe, strüpfe (“leather loop”), borrowed from Latin struppus (“strap, band”), cognate with Dutch strop.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Strippe f (genitive Strippe, plural Strippen)
- (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) string, cord
- (especially) a short string for pulling, as in a marionette or a jumping jack toy
- (colloquial) wire, cable, line
- (colloquial, by extension) telephone connection
- Er hängt ständig an der Strippe.
- He’s always on the phone.
Declension edit
Declension of Strippe [feminine]