tippa

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

tippa (stem tip-*)

  1. A drop.
  2. A (least) bit, in the saying ei tippaakaan, "not a bit" or "not the least bit".
  • En ole tippaakaan kiinnostunut.
    • I'm not the least bit interested.

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

Conjugations of tippa
Infinitive tippa
Present tense tippar
Past tense tippade
Supine tippat
Imperative tippa
Present participle tippande,
tippandes
Past participle tippad

tippa

  1. to topple; to cause to fall over
  2. to tip, to make leaning; as to make something on top or within to fall off/fall out of
  3. to make a guess about the future
    Jag tippar att Sverige inte kommer vinna nästa fotbolls-VM heller.
    I guess that Sweden won't win the next World Cup in soccer either.
  4. to gamble, based on guesses about the future as above

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