rappenn.

Brit.

/ˈrap(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈræp(ə)n/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1600s– rappen, 1800s rapp.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Rappen.

Etymology: < German Rappen (Middle High German rappen , rappe , originally a monetary unit of south-west Germany and northern Switzerland (also in rappenpfennig ), spec. use of Middle High German rappe raven n.¹, on account of the image of a bird (originally an eagle) on the back of the coin). With quot. 1688 compare German †rappenmünze (16th cent.).

A monetary unit of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, since 1799 equivalent to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc; a coin of this value.Rappen is the name used in German-speaking cantons of Switzerland and in Liechtenstein; in other linguistic communities the unit is known as the centime (French), centesimo (Italian), or rap (Romansh).

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1617 F. Moryson Itinerary Briefe table coynes Six Rappen make a Plappart or 3 Creitzers.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. ii. 34 A Rappen Muntz..is two pence half penny.

1739 R. Hayes Negociator's Mag. (ed. 4) x. iv. 299 They have another Sort of Money, which consists entirely in Groshen and Plapperts, reckoning 7½ Rappen to a Groshen.

1838 J. Murray Hand-bk. for Travellers in Switzerland (new ed.) p. viii 1 batz contains 10 rappen, and = 1¹/ ₂d. (nearly) English. The Swiss coins most frequently met with are pieces of 5 batzen, or ¹/ ₂ a Swiss franc; 1 batz, ¹/ ₂ batz, and rappen.

1838 J. Murray Hand-bk. for Travellers in Switzerland (new ed.) p. ix 1 French franc = (commonly) 7 batzen or exactly 6 batzen 8 rapps.

1864 Baedeker's Switzerland ii. p. xix The Swiss monetary system has since 1854 been assimilated to that of France. Coins of 5, 2, 1 and ¹/ ₂ fr. in silver; 20, 10 and 5 Rappen (centimes) in plated copper; 2 and 1 Rappen in copper. 1 fr. = 100 Rappen =..9/³/ ₄d.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 907/2 Like Belgium, Switzerland had before her adhesion to the Latin Monetary Union adopted the French system, with the franc of 100 centimes or rappen as the unit of value.

1973 Daily Tel. 4 Aug. 15/2 In Zurich..the dollar lost 1 rappen to 2·84½.

2000 Lancaster (Pa.) New Era (Nexis) 12 Sept. b1 The Liechtenstein stamps also feature pairs of animals. The 80-rappen stamp depicts koalas performing gymnastics on the rings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rappen
释义	rappenn. Brit. /ˈrap(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈræp(ə)n/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1600s– rappen, 1800s rapp. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Rappen. Etymology: < German Rappen (Middle High German rappen , rappe , originally a monetary unit of south-west Germany and northern Switzerland (also in rappenpfennig ), spec. use of Middle High German rappe raven n.¹, on account of the image of a bird (originally an eagle) on the back of the coin). With quot. 1688 compare German †rappenmünze (16th cent.). A monetary unit of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, since 1799 equivalent to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc; a coin of this value.Rappen is the name used in German-speaking cantons of Switzerland and in Liechtenstein; in other linguistic communities the unit is known as the centime (French), centesimo (Italian), or rap (Romansh). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Swiss coins rappen1617 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary Briefe table coynes Six Rappen make a Plappart or 3 Creitzers. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. ii. 34 A Rappen Muntz..is two pence half penny. 1739 R. Hayes Negociator's Mag. (ed. 4) x. iv. 299 They have another Sort of Money, which consists entirely in Groshen and Plapperts, reckoning 7½ Rappen to a Groshen. 1838 J. Murray Hand-bk. for Travellers in Switzerland (new ed.) p. viii 1 batz contains 10 rappen, and = 1¹/ ₂d. (nearly) English. The Swiss coins most frequently met with are pieces of 5 batzen, or ¹/ ₂ a Swiss franc; 1 batz, ¹/ ₂ batz, and rappen. 1838 J. Murray Hand-bk. for Travellers in Switzerland (new ed.) p. ix 1 French franc = (commonly) 7 batzen or exactly 6 batzen 8 rapps. 1864 Baedeker's Switzerland ii. p. xix The Swiss monetary system has since 1854 been assimilated to that of France. Coins of 5, 2, 1 and ¹/ ₂ fr. in silver; 20, 10 and 5 Rappen (centimes) in plated copper; 2 and 1 Rappen in copper. 1 fr. = 100 Rappen =..9/³/ ₄d. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 907/2 Like Belgium, Switzerland had before her adhesion to the Latin Monetary Union adopted the French system, with the franc of 100 centimes or rappen as the unit of value. 1973 Daily Tel. 4 Aug. 15/2 In Zurich..the dollar lost 1 rappen to 2·84½. 2000 Lancaster (Pa.) New Era (Nexis) 12 Sept. b1 The Liechtenstein stamps also feature pairs of animals. The 80-rappen stamp depicts koalas performing gymnastics on the rings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1617
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