Reife

See also: reife

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraɪ̯fə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Etymology 1

16th century. From reif and reifen +‎ -e.

Noun

Reife f (genitive Reife, no plural)

1. ripeness, maturity (state or degree of being mature, ripe, ready)

   Synonym: Reifheit

2. ripening, maturation (process of becoming mature, ripe, ready)

   Synonyms: Reifen, Reifung

Declension

Declension of Reife [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Reife
genitive	einer	der	Reife
dative	einer	der	Reife
accusative	eine	die	Reife

Derived terms

• Erntereife
• Hiebsreife

Related terms

• reif
• reifen

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Noun

Reife

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Reif

Further reading

• “Reife” in Duden online
• “Reife”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)