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Strippe.

string, cord

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃtʁɪpə/
  1. string, cord

    feminine · regional
  2. a short string for pulling, as in a marionette or a jumping jack toy

    especially · feminine
  3. wire, cable, line

    colloquial · feminine
  4. telephone connection

    broadly · colloquial · feminine
    Er hängt ständig an der Strippe.
Where this word comes from

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.

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