Reif

Senso (Inglese)

1. (masculine,mixed,strong) any ring-shaped piece of jewelry
2. (alt-of,alternative,archaic,masculine,mixed,strong) Alternative form of Reifen (“hoop, tyre”)

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Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ʁaɪ̯f/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.