Lippe

See also: lippe

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪpə/

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Etymology 2

An originally Low and Central German form (though not in all dialects of the latter). From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German and northern Middle High German lippe, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *lipjô. 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

Lippe f (genitive Lippe, plural Lippen)

1. (anatomy) lip

Derived terms

• Lippenabdruck
• Lippenbekenntnis
• Lippenblütler
• Lippenröte
• Lippenstift
• Oberlippe
• Schamlippe
• Stimmlippe
• Unterlippe

 

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Lippe f (genitive Lippe)

1. Lippe, a river in north-western Germany

Related terms

• Lippe-Detmold
• Lippe-Schaumburg
• Lipper
• Lipperland
• Lippstadt
• Schaumburg-Lippe

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Frisian *lippe, lippa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *lipjô. More at lip.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɪppə/

Noun

Lippe f

1. (anatomy) lip