Noun
die Rippe
Pronunciation: /ˈʁɪ.pə/
rib
C2
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plural Rippen
Meanings
Noun
- rib
- a piece of a row of chocolate
Example sentence
Ich glaube, ich habe mir eine Rippe gebrochen.
I think I have a broken rib.
Word forms
singular
die Rippe
plural
die Rippen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Rippe
Accusativedie Rippe
Dativeder Rippe
Genitiveder Rippe
Plural
Nominativedie Rippen
Accusativedie Rippen
Dativeden Rippen
Genitiveder Rippen
Usage
- sich eine Rippe brechen — Break a rib; the reflexive person is dative.
- Rippe / Brustkorb — One rib versus the rib cage as a whole.
Am Skelettmodell zeigte sie die Form einer Rippe.
On the skeleton model, she showed the shape of a rib.