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
- IPA(key): /reːp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: reep
- Rhymes: -eːp
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
- chocoladereep
- eiwitreep
- nl
- notenreep
- snoepreep
- valreep
Descendants
- Afrikaans: reep
Anagrams
- peer