rappen

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English[edit]

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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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