Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rɛi̯p/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rijp
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯p

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch ripe, from Old Dutch *rīpi, from Proto-West Germanic *rīpī, from Proto-Germanic *rīpiz.

Adjective

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rijp (comparative rijper, superlative rijpst)

  1. ripe (of fruit etc.)
    Antonym: onrijp
Usage notes
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  • When referring to humans, this adjective often has sexual connotations; i.e. een rijpe vrouw refers to a sexually mature woman.
Declension
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Declension of rijp
uninflected rijp
inflected rijpe
comparative rijper
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rijp rijper het rijpst
het rijpste
indefinite m./f. sing. rijpe rijpere rijpste
n. sing. rijp rijper rijpste
plural rijpe rijpere rijpste
definite rijpe rijpere rijpste
partitive rijps rijpers
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: riep, rib, rip
  • Papiamentu: reip, reipu
  • Saramaccan: lépi

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch ripe, from Old Dutch *rīpo, from the oblique stem of Proto-Germanic *hrīmô. Compare English rime.

Noun

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rijp m (uncountable)

  1. hoarfrost
Synonyms
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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rijp

  1. inflection of rijpen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative