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English
Etymology
From the German surname, from the noun Zipf (“peak, corner, point”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zipf
- A surname from German.
Derived terms
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German zipf, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tuppijô, *tuppijǭ (“tip”), a diminutive of *tuppaz.
Cognate with Dutch tip, Saterland Frisian Tip, English tip, Icelandic typpi. Also compare Zopf and Zapfen.
Noun
Zipf m (strong, genitive Zipfes or Zipfs, plural Zipfe)
- (Bavaria, Austria) tip, peak, corner
- (Austria, obsolete) bore (boring person)
Declension
Descendants
Proper noun
Zipf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zipfs or (with an article) Zipf, feminine genitive Zipf, plural Zipfs)
- a habitational surname
Further reading
Etymology 2
Noun
Zipf m (strong, genitive Zipfes or Zipfs, no plural)
- (Central Germany, Southern Germany) pip (respiratory disease of birds)
Declension
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