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)
- 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. | ||||
Related terms
- knep
- knipning
- knipslug
- knipövning
- kniptång
- om det kniper
See also
- knippe
- knippa
Noun
knipa c
- 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
- ligga risigt till (“to be in trouble”)
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
knipa (bird)
Noun
knipa c
- 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)