reef

(Englisch)

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ɹiːf/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From earlier riff, from Middle English rif, from Old Norse rif (“rib, reef”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (“arch, ceiling, cover”). Dutch rif (“reef”), Low German riff, reff (“reef”), German Riff (“reef, ledge”) are also borrowed from Old Norse. Doublet of rib.

Related words

Felsenriff

Segel reffen

verborgenes Riff

Randbereich eines Feldes

Ackerrandstreifen

Landvorsprung

Erzader

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