Krippe

German

Etymology

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").

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʁɪpə/
Hyphenation: Krip‧pe
Audio (file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

crib (feeding trough for animals), manger
(Christianity) nativity scene, crèche
crèche (day nursery)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

an der Krippe sitzen
Futterkrippe
Kinderkrippe
Krippenbeißer
Krippenerzieherin
Krippenfigur
Krippenplatz
Krippensetzer
Krippenspiel
Krippentod
(ver-)suchen an die Krippe zu kommen
Weihnachtskrippe

Further reading

“Krippe” in Duden online
“Krippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Krippe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkripə/

Noun

Krippe f

plural of Kripp

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