knipa

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German knīpen, from Proto-Germanic *knīpaną (“to pinch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kniːpa/

Verb

knipa (present kniper, preterite knep, supine knipit, imperative knip)

  1. to squeeze
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.
See also

Noun

knipa c

  1. jam (difficult situation), pinch (awkward situation)
    De är i knipa ― They are in trouble
Declension
Declension of knipa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative knipa knipan knipor kniporna
Genitive knipas knipans knipors knipornas
See also

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

knipa (bird)

Noun

knipa c

  1. a common goldeneye (bird)
Declension
Declension of knipa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative knipa knipan knipor kniporna
Genitive knipas knipans knipors knipornas

Further reading
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013), “hnippon”, in 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)
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