Noun
die Lippe
Pronunciation: /ˈlɪpə/
lip
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plural Lippen
Meanings
Noun
- lip
Example sentence
Haben Sie trockene Lippen?
Are your lips dry?
Word forms
singular
die Lippe
plural
die Lippen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Lippe
Accusativedie Lippe
Dativeder Lippe
Genitiveder Lippe
Plural
Nominativedie Lippen
Accusativedie Lippen
Dativeden Lippen
Genitiveder Lippen
Usage
- sich auf die Lippe beißen — This means bite one's lip.
- von den Lippen ablesen — This expression refers to lip-reading.
Vor Aufregung biss sie sich auf die Lippe.
In her nervousness, she bit her lip.