Raupe

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German

Etymology

From northern Middle High German rūpe, from Middle Low German rūpe, itself perhaps from Proto-Germanic *rūpō and then probably related with *raupijaną, whence German raufen (“to pluck, pick, harvest”). Cognate with Middle Dutch rupe, whence dialectal Dutch ruip. Also related with standard Dutch rups.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁaʊ̯pə/
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  • Hyphenation: Rau‧pe

Noun

Raupe f (genitive Raupe, plural Raupen, diminutive Räupchen n or Räuplein n)

  1. caterpillar (larva)
  2. Short for Planierraupe (“caterpillar or caterpillar tractor”).

Declension

Declension of Raupe
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Raupe die Raupen
genitive einer der Raupe der Raupen
dative einer der Raupe den Raupen
accusative eine die Raupe die Raupen

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See also

Further reading

  • “Raupe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Raupe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Raupe” in Duden online
  • Raupe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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