vippe
Danish
Etymology
From Swedish vippa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vebə/, [ˈveb̥ə]
Verb
vippe (imperative vip, infinitive at vippe, present tense vipper, past tense vippede, perfect tense har vippet)
- to seesaw (to use a seesaw)
- to bob (to move vertically at surface of water)
- to bob (to move (something) as though it were bobbing in water)
- to rock
- to roll
- to toss
- to tip, to tilt
Noun
vippe c (singular definite vippen, plural indefinite vipper)
- seesaw
- springboard, diving board
- row of eyelashes
- ear (the fruiting body of a grain plant)
Inflection
Declension of vippe
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vippe | vippen | vipper | vipperne |
genitive | vippes | vippens | vippers | vippernes |
References
- “vippe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Related to vibrere, compare with Middle Low German wippen
Verb
vippe (imperative vipp, present tense vipper, passive vippes, simple past and past participle vippa or vippet, present participle vippende)
- to see-saw, totter, rock, sway, swing (back and forth)
- to tilt, tip, knock over, fling
- to bob, wag (birds' tails)
- to blink (of current, light, because of an overloaded circuit)
References
- “vippe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “vippe_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
vippe f (definite singular vippa, indefinite plural vipper, definite plural vippene)
- a lash (eyelash)
Derived terms
- augevippe
Etymology 2
Related to vibrere, compare with Middle Low German wippen
Verb
vippe (present tense vippar, past tense vippa, past participle vippa, passive infinitive vippast, present participle vippande, imperative vippe/vipp)
- to see-saw, totter, rock, sway, swing (back and forth)
- to tilt, tip, knock over, fling
- to bob, wag (birds' tails)
- to blink (of current, light, because of an overloaded circuit)
Alternative forms
- vippa
References
- “vippe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.