Feminine
Strippe
Meaning
- (feminine, regional) string, cord
- (especially, feminine) a short string for pulling, as in a marionette or a jumping jack toy
- (colloquial, feminine) wire, cable, line
- (broadly, colloquial, feminine) telephone connection
Synonyms
Endgerät
Fernsprechapparat
Fon
Telefonapparat
Sprechapparat
Translations
touwtje
ficelle
cuerda
cordão
cordill
stringaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtʁɪpə/
Etymology
In summary
From a merger of two words: 1.) Middle Low German strippe (“strip, cord”), cognate with Dutch strip, English strip, and related with German Streifen, and 2.) Middle High German struppe, strüppe, northern variant of strupfe, strüpfe (“leather loop”), borrowed from Latin struppus (“strap, band”), cognate with Dutch strop.
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