reep

See also: Reep

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rep, reep, from Old Dutch reip, rēp, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós (“strap, band, rope”). Cognate with Low German Reep, German Reif (“ring, hoop”), West Frisian reap, English rope, and Icelandic reipi (“rope”).

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -eːp
IPA^(key): /reːp/

Noun

reep m (plural repen, diminutive reepje n)

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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

(strip): valreep
(candy bar): chocoladereep, notenreep, eiwitreep

Anagrams

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