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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)
- (dialectal or obsolete) Alternative form of nip
- (dialectal) Alternative form of knep
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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Verb
knip (present knip, present participle knippende, past participle geknip)
- to cut
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
knip
- inflection of knippen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- 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)
- 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
- imperative of knipe
Swedish
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
knip
- 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
- pinch
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