rijp

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛi̯p/

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• Hyphenation: rijp
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯p

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ripe, from Old Dutch *rīpi, from Proto-West Germanic *rīpī, from Proto-Germanic *rīpiz.

Adjective

rijp (comparative rijper, superlative rijpst)

1. ripe (of fruit etc.)

   Antonym: onrijp

Usage notes

• When referring to humans, this adjective often has sexual connotations; i.e. een rijpe vrouw refers to a sexually mature woman.

Declension

Declension of rijp
uninflected	rijp
inflected	rijpe
comparative	rijper
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		rijp	rijper	het rijpst het rijpste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	rijpe	rijpere	rijpste
	n. sing.	rijp	rijper	rijpste
	plural	rijpe	rijpere	rijpste
definite		rijpe	rijpere	rijpste
partitive		rijps	rijpers	—

Derived terms

• geslachtsrijp
• onrijp
• overrijp
• plukrijp
• rijpen
• rijpheid
• vroegrijp

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: riep, rib, rip
• → Papiamentu: reip, reipu
• → Saramaccan: lépi

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch ripe, from Old Dutch *rīpo, from the oblique stem of Proto-Germanic *hrīmô. Compare English rime.

Noun

rijp m (uncountable)

1. hoarfrost

Synonyms

• (hoarfrost): rijm, vriesdauw

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rijp

1. inflection of rijpen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative