Reif

See also: reif

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀaɪ̯f/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German reif, from Old High German reif (“belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop”), from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“band, cord, strap”), from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós (“strap, band, rope”). Cognate with Low German Reep, Dutch reep, Icelandic reipi, Old English rāp (“strap, band, cord”). More at rope.

Noun

Reif m (genitive Reifes or Reifs, plural Reife)

1. (poetic) ring
2. hoop

Derived terms

• Reifen

Etymology 2

From Middle High German rīfe, from Old High German rīfo.

Noun

Reif m (genitive Reifs, no plural)

1. frost; hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface)
   • Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, "Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht".

     Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht, / er fiel auf die bunten Blaublümelein, / sie sind verwelket, verdorret.

     Hoarfrost fell in a night in spring, / it fell on the colourful blue blossoms, / they withered away, dried up.

Derived terms

• Raureif

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raɪ̯f/

Noun

Reif m (plural Reif)

1. frost

Related terms

• reife

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Reif f (plural Reifen)

1. tire (rubber)