Feminine
Krippe
- (feminine) crib (feeding trough for animals), manger
- (feminine) nativity scene, crèche
- (feminine) crèche (day nursery)
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
gripfe
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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