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ribbe.

rim, stripe (in cloths)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/ripə/[ˈʁib̥ə]

  1. rim, stripe (in cloths)

    common-gender

  2. rib (veins in a leaf)

    common-gender

  3. holder (for the baking sheet in an oven)

    common-gender

  4. bar (used to support something)

    common-gender

  5. rib (an arched projection)

    common-gender

  6. wall bars (an exercise equipment)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German ribbe, rebbe (“rib, strip”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją, cognate with German Rippe, English rib, Old Norse rif (“reef”). Doublet of rev (“reef”).

verb/ripə/[ˈʁib̥ə]

  1. to remove (almost everything)

  2. to plunder

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German ribben (“to tear”), from Proto-Germanic *rippōną, *ribōną (“to tear off”), cognate with Dutch rippen, Faroese ripa, Norwegian ripe. An intensive of Proto-Germanic *rīfaną (“to tear”).

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