rijp

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛi̯p/
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  • Hyphenation: rijp
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯p

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ripe, from Old Dutch *rīpi, from Proto-West Germanic *rīpī, from Proto-Germanic *rīpiz.

Adjective

rijp (comparative rijper, superlative rijpst)

  1. ripe (of fruit etc.)
    Antonym: onrijp
Usage notes
  • When referring to humans, this adjective often has sexual connotations; i.e. een rijpe vrouw refers to a sexually mature woman.
Declension
Declension of rijp
uninflected rijp
inflected rijpe
comparative rijper
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rijp rijper het rijpst
het rijpste
indefinite m./f. sing. rijpe rijpere rijpste
n. sing. rijp rijper rijpste
plural rijpe rijpere rijpste
definite rijpe rijpere rijpste
partitive rijps rijpers —
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: riep, rib, rip
  • → Papiamentu: reip, reipu
  • → Saramaccan: lépi

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch ripe, from Old Dutch *rīpo, from the oblique stem of Proto-Germanic *hrīmô. Compare English rime.

Noun

rijp m (uncountable)

  1. hoarfrost
Synonyms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rijp

  1. inflection of rijpen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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