Reif

See also: reif

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁaɪ̯f/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German reif, from Old High German reif (“belt, strap, cord, ring, hoop”), from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“band, cord, strap”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁roypnós (“strap, band, rope”).

Cognate with Low German Reep, Dutch reep, Icelandic reipi, Old English rāp (“strap, band, cord”). More at rope.

Noun

Reif m (strong or mixed, genitive Reifes or Reifs, plural Reife or Reifen)

  1. (poetic except in Armreif) any ring-shaped piece of jewelry
  2. (archaic) Alternative form of Reifen (“hoop, tyre”)
Declension
Declension of Reif [masculine, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Reif die Reife, Reifen
genitive eines des Reifes, Reifs der Reife, Reifen
dative einem dem Reif, Reife1 den Reifen
accusative einen den Reif die Reife, Reifen

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle High German rīfe, from Old High German rīfo.

Noun

Reif m (strong, genitive Reifs, no plural)

  1. frost; hoar frost (cover of minute ice crystals on a surface)
    • Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio, "Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht".
      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
Declension of Reif [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Reif
genitive eines des Reifs
dative einem dem Reif
accusative einen den Reif
Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Reif” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raɪ̯f/

Noun

Reif m (plural Reif)

  1. frost

Further reading

Plautdietsch

Etymology

Ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *raip (“band, strip”), similar to German Reifen.

Noun

Reif f (plural Reifen)

  1. tire (rubber)
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