Reif

reif German Pronunciation de /ʁaɪ̯f/ de De-Reif.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de reif Etymology 1 From de gmh rife rīf(e), from de goh rīfo, hrīfo, from de gmw-pro *hrīpō. Cognate with nl rijp. Likely related with (and possibly from a stem variant of) de gem-pro *hrīmô, whence en rime. Noun m,s:es.sg frost, hoar frost cover of minute ice crystals on a surface Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, "Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht". de 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 m,s:es.sg Derived terms de Raureif Etymology 2 From de gmh reif, from de goh reif belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop, from de gmw-pro *raip, from de gem-pro *raipaz band, cord, strap, from de ine-pro *h₁reyp- *h₁roypnós. Doublet of nautical de Reep 1 (from Low German). Further cognate with nl reep, en rope, is reipi. Noun m,s:es,e:en de chiefly in compounds otherwise higher register any ring-shaped piece of jewelry de Reifen hoop, tyre Declension m,s:es,e:en Derived terms de Armreif Fußreif Haarreif Reifen Further reading Hunsrik Pronunciation hrx /raɪ̯f/ Noun m Reif frost Related terms hrx reife Further reading Plautdietsch Etymology Backformation from the plural, from pdt de Reifen, from pdt gmw-pro *raip band, strip. Noun pdt noun f plural Reifen tire (rubber) pdt 1-syllable words