Zipf

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.

Noun

Zipf m (genitive Zipfes or Zipfs, plural Zipfe)

  1. (Bavaria, Austria) tip, peak, corner
  2. (Austria, obsolete) bore (boring person)
Declension
Declension of Zipf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zipf die Zipfe
genitive eines des Zipfes,
Zipfs		 der Zipfe
dative einem dem Zipf,
Zipfe1		 den Zipfen
accusative einen den Zipf die Zipfe
1Now uncommon, see notes
Descendants

Further reading
  • Zipf in Duden online

Noun

Zipf m (genitive Zipfes or Zipfs, no plural)

  1. (central Germany, southern Germany) pip (respiratory disease of birds)
Declension
Declension of Zipf (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Zipf
genitive eines des Zipfes,
Zipfs
dative einem dem Zipf,
Zipfe1
accusative einen den Zipf
1Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading
  • Zipf in Duden online
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