Sippe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German sippe, from Old High German sibba, sippa, from Proto-West Germanic *sibbju. Cognate with English sib.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪpə/
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Noun

Sippe f (genitive Sippe, plural Sippen)

  1. clan, kin, (small, tight-knit) tribe
  2. (informal) family

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

Further reading
  • “Sippe” in Duden online
  • “Sippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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