Krippe

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").

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

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Krippe f (genitive Krippe, plural Krippen)

1. crib (feeding trough for animals), manger
2. (Christianity) nativity scene, crèche
3. crèche (day nursery)

• “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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkripə/

Krippe f

1. plural of Kripp