knip

English

Etymology

Probably from late Middle English *knippen, from Middle Dutch knippen, whence modern Dutch knippen (“to cut, clip, snip”). Doublet of gnip and nip.

Verb

knip (third-person singular simple present knips, present participle knipping, simple past and past participle knipped)

1. (dialectal or obsolete) Alternative form of nip
2. (dialectal) Alternative form of knep

Related terms

• knep
• kneppars

Anagrams

• pink, Pink

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Verb

knip (present knip, present participle knippende, past participle geknip)

1. to cut

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

knip

1. inflection of knippen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• pink

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knip

1. imperative of knipe

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

knip

1. imperative of knipa

Etymology 2

Deverbal from knipa. Attested since 1721 in the sense "stomach pain". Doublet of knep, knippa, and knippe.

Noun

knip n

1. pinch

Declension

Declension of knip
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knip	knipet	knip	knipen
Genitive	knips	knipets	knips	knipens

Derived terms

• magknip

References

• knip in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knip in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knip in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• pink