rappen
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See also: Rappen
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
rappen (plural rappen)
- A unit of currency in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, equal to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc. [from 17th c.]
- 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 273:
- ‘Meticulous to a fault,’ he declared respectfully – even if the fault included checking Toby's imprest down to the last Swiss Rappen, a discipline he accepted with a rueful grace.
- 2015, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Hausfrau, Random House, page 112:
- There was a hole the size of a ten-rappen coin on her right shin and a run laddering after it.
Anagrams
Etymology
From rap.
Pronunciation
Verb
rappen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of rappen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rappen | |||
| past singular | rapte | |||
| past participle | gerapt | |||
| infinitive | rappen | |||
| gerund | rappen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | rap | rapte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | rapt, rap2 | rapte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | rapt | rapte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | rapt | rapte | ||
| 3rd person singular | rapt | rapte | ||
| plural | rappen | rapten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | rappe | rapte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | rappen | rapten | ||
| imperative sing. | rap | |||
| imperative plur.1 | rapt | |||
| participles | rappend | gerapt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Pronunciation
Verb
rappen (weak, third-person singular present rappt, past tense rappte, past participle gerappt, auxiliary haben)
- to rap
Conjugation
| infinitive | rappen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | rappend | ||||
| past participle | gerappt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich rappe | wir rappen | i | ich rappe | wir rappen |
| du rappst | ihr rappt | du rappest | ihr rappet | ||
| er rappt | sie rappen | er rappe | sie rappen | ||
| preterite | ich rappte | wir rappten | ii | ich rappte1 | wir rappten1 |
| du rapptest | ihr rapptet | du rapptest1 | ihr rapptet1 | ||
| er rappte | sie rappten | er rappte1 | sie rappten1 | ||
| imperative | rapp (du) rappe (du) |
rappt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
Further reading
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German ropfen, from Old High German rophōn, from Proto-Germanic *ruppōną. Cognate with German rupfen, Dutch roppen.
Verb
rappen (third-person singular present rappt, past participle gerappt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to rip, to tear
- (transitive) to snatch, to tear off
Conjugation
Derived terms
- ausrappen
- berappen
- ofrappen
- oprappen
- urappen
- zerrappen
Etymology 2
Verb
rappen (third-person singular present rappt, past participle gerappt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to grate
Conjugation
Related terms
Etymology
From rappe.
Verb
rappen
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) rappen, rappe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | rappe | rapped, rappte | |
| 2nd-person singular | rappest | rappedest, rapptest | |
| 3rd-person singular | rappeth | rapped, rappte | |
| subjunctive singular | rappe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | rappen, rappe | rappeden, rappede, rappten, rappte | |
| imperative plural | rappeth, rappe | — | |
| participles | rappynge, rappende | rapped, rappt, yrapped, yrappt | |
Conjugation of rappen (weak in -ed/-te)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
References
- “rappen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
rappen
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