Feminine

Krippe

Meaning

  1. (feminine) crib (feeding trough for animals), manger
  2. (feminine) nativity scene, crèche
  3. (feminine) crèche (day nursery)

Synonyms

Weihnachtskrippe

Kinderbett

Kinderkrippe

Futterkrippe

Abflussrinne

Kindertagesbetreuung

Krippe im Neuen Testament

Frequency

22k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gripfe

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

grippe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʁɪpə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German krippe, from Old High German krippa, from Proto-West Germanic *kribbjā, from Proto-Germanic *kribjǭ (“crib, wickerwork”). Doublet of Kribbe ("breakwater").

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