Reife

See also: reife

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraɪ̯fə/

Etymology 1

16th century. From reif and reifen +‎ -e.

Noun

Reife f (genitive Reife, no plural)

  1. ripeness, maturity (state or degree of being mature, ripe, ready)
    Synonym: Reifheit
  2. ripening, maturation (process of becoming mature, ripe, ready)
    Synonyms: Reifen, Reifung
Declension

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Noun

Reife

  1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Reif

Further reading

  • Reife” in Duden online
  • Reife” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache