German

Noun

Rappen m (plural same)

1. German for the Swiss centime (1/100 franc).
2. plural of Rappe

Luxembourgish

Noun

Rappen

1. plural of Rapp

English

Noun

rappen ‎(plural rappen)

1. 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 2010, p. 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 2015, p. 112:

     There was a hole the size of a ten-rappen coin on her right shin and a run laddering after it.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛpə(n)/
• Homophones: reppen (usually)

Etymology

From rap.

Verb

rappen

1. to rap (speak lyrics in the style of rap music)

Inflection

Derived terms

• rapper

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɛpən/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛpən/ (many speakers, approximating English pronunciation)

Verb

rappen ‎(third-person singular simple present rappt, past tense rappte, past participle gerappt, auxiliary haben)

1. to rap

Conjugation

Related terms

• Rap

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʀɑpən/

Etymology 1

Verb

rappen ‎(third-person singular present rappt, past participle gerappt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to rip, to tear
2. (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)

1. (transitive) to grate

Conjugation

Related terms

• Rapp