Sippe

clan

noun ZIP-pe Rare

Origin: from Germanic sibjō 'kinship'

Also means

kin

Usage Note

Sippe denotes an extended kin group or clan and carries an archaic, anthropological flavour. Colloquially die ganze Sippe can be jokingly dismissive of one's whole clan. It is feminine; the plural is Sippen.

Examples

"Die ganze Sippe versammelte sich zum jährlichen Fest."

Natural Translation

The whole clan gathered for the annual feast.

Literal Translation

The whole clan gathered itself to-the yearly feast.

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