Reif

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German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German reif, from Old High German reif (“belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop”), from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“band, cord, strap”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁roypnós (“strap, band, rope”).

Doublet of nautical Reep (from Low German). Further cognate with Dutch reep, English rope, Icelandic reipi.

Noun

Reif m (strong or mixed, genitive Reifes or Reifs, plural Reife or Reifen)

  1. (poetic except in Armreif) any ring-shaped piece of jewelry
  2. Archaic form of Reifen (“hoop, tyre”).
Declension
Declension of Reif
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reif die Reife, Reifen
genitive eines des Reifes, Reifs der Reife, Reifen
dative einem dem Reif, Reife1 den Reifen
accusative einen den Reif die Reife, Reifen

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German rīfe, from Old High German rīfo.

Noun

Reif m (strong, genitive Reifes or Reifs, no plural)

  1. frost, hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface)
    • Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, "Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht".
      Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht,
      er fiel auf die bunten Blaublümelein,
      sie sind verwelket, verdorret.
      Hoarfrost fell in a night in spring,
      it fell on the colourful blue blossoms,
      they withered away, dried up.
Declension
Declension of Reif
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Reif
genitive eines des Reifes, Reifs
dative einem dem Reif, Reife1
accusative einen den Reif

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Reif” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Reif m (plural Reif)

  1. frost

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Etymology

Backformation from the plural, from German Reifen, from Proto-West Germanic *raip (“band, strip”).

Noun

Reif f (plural Reifen)

  1. tire (rubber)
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