Strippe

See also: strippe

German

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʁɪpə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Strippe f (genitive Strippe, plural Strippen)

1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) string, cord

   Synonyms: Schnur, Strick

2. (especially) a short string for pulling, as in a marionette or a jumping jack toy
3. (colloquial) wire, cable, line
4. (colloquial, by extension) telephone connection

   Er hängt ständig an der Strippe.

   He’s always on the phone.

Declension

Declension of Strippe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Strippe	die	Strippen
genitive	einer	der	Strippe	der	Strippen
dative	einer	der	Strippe	den	Strippen
accusative	eine	die	Strippe	die	Strippen

Derived terms

• Strippenzieher

References

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