See Reif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"qualifier": "otherwise higher register",
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly in compounds, otherwise higher register) any ring-shaped piece of jewelry"
],
"tags": [
"in-compounds",
"masculine",
"mixed",
"strong"
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "hoop, tyre",
"word": "Reifen"
}
],
"categories": [
"German archaic forms"
],
"glosses": [
"archaic form of Reifen (“hoop, tyre”)"
],
"links": [
[
"Reifen",
"Reifen#German"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"archaic",
"masculine",
"mixed",
"strong"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʁaɪ̯f/"
},
{
"audio": "De-Reif.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ce/De-Reif.ogg/De-Reif.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/De-Reif.ogg",
"tags": [
"Germany",
"Berlin"
]
},
{
"homophone": "reif"
}
],
"word": "Reif"
}
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