knipa
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knipa (bird)
See also: knipą
Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Greater Poland):
- (Central Greater Poland) IPA(key): /ˈkɲi.pa/
Noun
knipa f (diminutive knipka)
Further reading
- Waldemar Wierzba (2013) “knipa”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 116
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German knīpen, from Proto-Germanic *knīpaną (“to pinch”).
Pronunciation
Verb
knipa (present kniper, preterite knep, supine knipit, imperative knip)
- to pinch, to squeeze (often two body parts against each other)
- Han knep igen munnen
- He clamped his mouth shut
Conjugation
Conjugation of knipa (class 1 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | knipa | knipas | ||
| Supine | knipit | knipits | ||
| Imperative | knip | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | knipen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kniper | knep | knips, knipes | kneps |
| Ind. plural1 | knipa | knepo | knipas | knepos |
| Subjunctive2 | knipe | knepe | knipes | knepes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | knipande | |||
| Past participle | knipen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
Noun
knipa c
Declension
Declension of knipa
See also
- ligga risigt till (“to be in trouble”)
Etymology 2
Noun
knipa c
- a common goldeneye (bird)
Declension
Declension of knipa
References
- knipa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knipa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knipa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Guus Kroonen (2013) “hnippon”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 297
- knipa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)