Raupe

== German == === Etymology === From northern Middle High German rūpe, from Middle Low German rūpe, itself perhaps from Proto-Germanic *rūpō and then probably related with *raupijaną, whence German raufen (“to pluck, pick, harvest”). Cognate with Middle Dutch rupe, whence dialectal Dutch ruip. Also related with standard Dutch rups. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʁaʊ̯pə/ Hyphenation: Rau‧pe === Noun === Raupe f (genitive Raupe, plural Raupen, diminutive Räupchen n or Räuplein n) caterpillar (larva) ellipsis of Planierraupe (“caterpillar or caterpillar tractor”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Aalraupe ==== Related terms ==== === See also === Falter Motte Nachtfalter Schmetterling Sommervogel, Summervogl === Further reading === “Raupe”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Raupe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Raupe” in Duden online Raupe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de