pipen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *pīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpan, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną.
Verb
pipen
- to chirp, to peep (of birds)
- to squeak
- to yelp
- to play a wind instrument
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: pijpen, piepen
- Limburgish: piepe
Further reading
- “pipen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “pipen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pypyn, pipe, pype
Etymology
Inherited from Old English pīpian, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpan, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną; equivalent to pipe + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpiːpən/
Verb
pipen
- To use a pipe or similar musical instrument; to play music.
- To make high-pitched noises or sound like a small animal.
- To squeal; to talk with a high pitch or like a small animal.
Conjugation
Conjugation of pipen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) pipen, pipe | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | pipe | piped | |
| 2nd-person singular | pipest | pipedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | pipeth | piped | |
| subjunctive singular | pipe | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | pipen, pipe | pipeden, pipede | |
| imperative plural | pipeth, pipe | — | |
| participles | pipynge, pipende | piped, ypiped | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: pipe
- Scots: pipe
References
- “pīpen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-07.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- pipa
Noun
pipen m or f
- definite masculine singular of pipe
Spanish
Verb
pipen
- inflection of pipar:
- third-person plural present subjunctive
- third-person plural imperative
Swedish
Noun
pipen
- definite plural of pip
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪpɛn/
Verb
pipen
- first/third-person plural conditional of pipo
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pipen | bipen | mhipen | phipen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||