# die Lippe

die Lippe is a German noun meaning “lip”. Forms: der Lippe, die Lippen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Lippe
- Plural: die Lippen

## In other languages

- Русский: губа
- Українська: губа, вуста

## Noun

1. lip

## Proper name

1. Lippe (a river in northwestern Germany)

## Proper name

1. a rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia; seat: Detmold

## Proper name

1. _surname_ a surname transferred from the place name

## Examples

- Im Winter werden die Lippen spröde. — Lips chap in winter.
- Sie leckte sich die Lippen. — She licked her lips.
- Sie biss sich auf die Lippen und erwiderte nichts. — She bit her lip and didn't reply.
- Deine Lippen sind rot. — Your lips are red.
- Ich kann Lippen lesen. — I can read lips.

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