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 Reifs or Reifes, plural Reife)

  1. (poetic) ring
  2. hoop
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old High German rīfo.

Noun

Reif m (genitive Reifs, no plural)

  1. hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface)

Plautdietsch

Noun

Reif f (plural Reifen)

  1. tire (rubber)
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