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)

1. 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

1. jam (difficult situation), pinch (awkward situation)

Declension

Declension of knipa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knipa	knipan	knipor	kniporna
Genitive	knipas	knipans	knipors	knipornas

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

knipa (bird)

Noun

knipa c

1. 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)