knip

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English

Etymology

Probably from late Middle English *knippen, from Middle Dutch knippen, whence modern Dutch knippen (to cut, clip, snip). Doublet of gnip and nip.

Verb

knip (third-person singular simple present knips, present participle knipping, simple past and past participle knipped)

  1. (dialectal or obsolete) Alternative form of nip
  2. (dialectal) Alternative form of knep

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Pronunciation

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Verb

knip (present knip, present participle knippende, past participle geknip)

  1. to cut

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

knip

  1. inflection of knippen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Low Prussian knîf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɲip/
  • Rhymes: -ip
  • Syllabification: knip

Noun

knip m inan (related adjective knipik or knipiczk)

  1. clasp-knife, penknife

Further reading

  • Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “knip”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “kozik”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knip

  1. imperative of knipe

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

knip

  1. imperative of knipa

Etymology 2

Deverbal from knipa. Attested since 1721 in the sense "stomach pain". Doublet of knep, knippa, and knippe.

Noun

knip n

  1. pinch
Declension
Declension of knip
nominative genitive
singular indefinite knip knips
definite knipet knipets
plural indefinite knip knips
definite knipen knipens
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