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Strippe
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strippe
German
Etymology
From a merger of two words: 1.) de gml strippe strip, cord, cognate with nl strip, en strip, and related with de Streifen, and 2.) de gmh struppe, gmh strüppe, northern variant of gmh strupfe, gmh strüpfe leather loop, borrowed from de la struppus strap, band, cognate with nl strop.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃtʁɪpə/
de De-Strippe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
de regional chiefly northern and central Germany string, cord
de Schnur Strick
de especially a short string for pulling, as in a marionette or a jumping jack toy
de colloquial wire, cable, line
de colloquial by extension telephone connection
de Er hängt ständig an der Strippe. He’s always on the phone.
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Strippenzieher
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