Riege

German

Etymology

Via German Low German from Middle Low German rīge. Cognate with Middle High German rīge (“line, row, array”). Originating from Northern Germany, Friedrich Jahn, a German gymnastics educator and nationalist, introduced this Low German term in the early 19th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʀiːɡə]
Hyphenation: Rie‧ge

Noun

Riege f (genitive Riege, plural Riegen)

gymnastics team
group, team, side, lineup, cast, circle (sports, politics etc.)

Declension

Declension of Riege

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Riege	die	Riegee
genitive	eines	des	Riegees, Rieges	der	Riegee
dative	einem	dem	Riege, Riegee¹	den	Riegeen
accusative	einen	den	Riege	die	Riegee

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(gymnastics): Turnriege
(group, team, lineup): Aufstellung, Aufgebot, Auswahl, Besetzung, Mannschaft, Team

Related terms

Einsatzriege
Frauenriege
Führungsriege
Männerriege
Mannschaftsriege
Vorstandsriege
Riegenturnen

Further reading

“Riege” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Riege in Duden online

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