klippe
Danish
Noun
klippe (in compounds: klippe-)
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Declension
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | klippe | klippen | klipper | klipperne |
| genitive | klippes | klippens | klippers | klippernes |
Verb
klippe (imperative klip, infinitive at klippe, present tense klipper, past tense klippede, perfect tense har klippet)
- to cut with scissors
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | klipper | klippede |
| perfect | har klippet | havde klippet |
| passive | klippes | klippedes |
| participle | klippende | klippet |
| imperative | klip | — |
| infinitive | klippe | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | — | — |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German klippe
Noun
klippe m (definite singular klippen, indefinite plural klipper, definite plural klippene)
- a cliff
Derived terms
- klippevegg
Etymology 2
From Old Norse klippa
Verb
klippe (imperative klipp, present tense klipper, passive klippes, simple past klippa or klippet or klipte, past participle klippa or klippet or klipt, present participle klippende)
- to cut (e.g. with scissors, a lawnmower)
- to clip
- to move eyelids fast.
Derived terms
- klipper (noun)
- snauklippe
References
- “klippe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German klippe
Noun
klippe f (definite singular klippa, indefinite plural klipper, definite plural klippene)
- a cliff
Derived terms
- klippevegg
Etymology 2
From Old Norse klippa and klyppa
Alternative forms
- klippa
- klyppe
Verb
klippe (present tense klipper, past tense klipte, past participle klipt, passive infinitive klippast, present participle klippande, imperative klipp)
- to cut with scissors
- to clip
- to move eyelids fast.
Derived terms
- snauklippe
References
- “klippe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.