Strippe

See also: strippe

German

Etymology

From a merger of two words: 1.) Middle Low German strippe (“strip, cord”), cognate with Dutch strip, English strip, and related with German Streifen, and 2.) Middle High German struppe, strüppe, northern variant of strupfe, strüpfe (“leather loop”), borrowed from Latin struppus (“strap, band”), cognate with Dutch strop.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtʁɪpə/
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Noun

Strippe f (genitive Strippe, plural Strippen)

  1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) string, cord
    Synonyms: Schnur, Strick
  2. (especially) a short string for pulling, as in a marionette or a jumping jack toy
  3. (colloquial) wire, cable, line
  4. (colloquial, by extension) telephone connection
    Er hängt ständig an der Strippe.
    He’s always on the phone.

Declension
Declension of Strippe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Strippe die Strippen
genitive einer der Strippe der Strippen
dative einer der Strippe den Strippen
accusative eine die Strippe die Strippen

Derived terms

References
  • “Strippe” in Duden online
  • “Strippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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