Masculine
reep
- (masculine) a strip, resulting from ripping, cutting etc.
- (masculine) a rope
- (masculine) a hoop, ring
- (masculine) an edible bar, esp. a candy bar
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/reːp/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch rep, reep, from Old Dutch reip, rēp, from Proto-West Germanic *raip, from Proto-Germanic *raipaz (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós (“strap, band, rope”). Cognates Cognate with Low German Reep, German Reif (“ring, hoop”), West Frisian reap, English rope, and Icelandic reipi (“rope”).
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