reep

See also: Reep

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rep, reep, from Old Dutch reip, rēp, from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós (“strap, band, rope”).

Cognates

Cognate with Low German Reep, German Reif (“ring, hoop”), West Frisian reap, English rope, and Icelandic reipi (“rope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reːp/

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• Hyphenation: reep
• Rhymes: -eːp

Noun

reep m (plural repen, diminutive reepje n)

1. a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc.
2. a rope
3. a hoop, ring
4. an edible bar, esp. a candy bar

Synonyms

• (strip): strook
• (rope): touw
• (hoop): hoepel

Derived terms

• chocoladereep
• chocoreep
• eiwitreep
• mueslireep
• notenreep
• snoepreep
• valreep

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: reep
• → Papiamentu: repi

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