Feminine
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Raupe

Meaning

  1. (feminine) caterpillar (larva)
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, feminine) ellipsis of Planierraupe (“caterpillar or caterpillar tractor”)

Frequency

23k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

raupe

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

ruppe

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁaʊ̯pə/
Etymology

In summary

From northern Middle High German rūpe, from Middle Low German rūpe, itself perhaps from Proto-Germanic *rūpō and then probably related with *raupijaną, whence German raufen (“to pluck, pick, harvest”). Cognate with Middle Dutch rupe, whence dialectal Dutch ruip. Also related with standard Dutch rups.

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