Loipe

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German

Etymology

Early 20th century, from Norwegian Bokmål løype. Related with laufen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔʏ̯pə/
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Noun

Loipe f (genitive Loipe, plural Loipen)

  1. loipe (cross-country skiing trail)
    Synonyms: Langlaufspur, Spur
    Hypernym: Piste
    • 2006, Mathias R. Schmidt, Andreas Helmkamp, Stefan Kirchner, Skigymnastik, GRÄFE UND UNZER, →ISBN:
      Doch die meisten von uns sind eher Gelegenheitssportler, und deshalb wird Vorbereitung oft kleingeschrieben. Dabei steigt gerade die Gefahr zu stürzen oder sich zu verletzen deutlich an, wenn wir unvorbereitet auf die Loipe gehen.
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Descendants

  • Dutch: loipe
  • English: loipe

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