Riege

Meaning

1. (feminine) gymnastics team
2. (feminine) group, team, side, lineup, cast, circle (sports, politics etc.)

Concepts

crew

group

squad

squadron

team

Synonyms

Turnriege

Mannschaft

Team

Crew

Gespann

Kader

Aufgebot

Auswahl

Equipe

Kollektiv

Schiffsmannschaft

Dezernat

Besetzung

Translations

takım

équipe

grup

groupe

equipaggio

squadra

cordata

equipe

groep

ploeg

companhia

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʁiːɡə]

Etymology

Cognate with Middle High German: rīge

In summary

From German Low German and Middle Low German rīge, ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *raih- (“row, line”).
Cognate with Middle High German rīge (“line, row, array”). Originating from Northern Germany, Friedrich Jahn, a German gymnastics educator and nationalist, introduced this Low German term in the early 19th century.