klippe

See also: Klippe

English

Noun

klippe (plural klippes or klippen)

1. A geological feature of thrust fault terrains.

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German klippe, related to klif (“cliff, rock”), from Old Saxon *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.

Noun

klippe (in compounds: klippe-)

1. bedrock, rock; large, contiguous body of immobile stone
2. (figuratively) something or someone that is very reliable

Declension

Declension of klippe

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klippe	klippen	klipper	klipperne
genitive	klippes	klippens	klippers	klippernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse klippa (“to clip”).

Verb

klippe (imperative klip, infinitive at klippe, present tense klipper, past tense klippede, perfect tense klippet)

1. to cut with scissors

Conjugation

Conjugation of klippe

active passive present klipper klippes past klippede klippedes infinitive klippe klippes imperative klip — participle present klippende past klippet (auxiliary verb have) gerund —

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German klippe.

Noun

klippe m (definite singular klippen, indefinite plural klipper, definite plural klippene)

1. a cliff

Derived terms

• klippevegg

Etymology 2

From Old Norse klippa.

Verb

klippe (imperative klipp, present tense klipper, passive klippes, simple past klippa or klippet or klipte, past participle klippa or klippet or klipt, present participle klippende)

1. to cut (e.g. with scissors, a lawnmower)
2. to clip
3. to move eyelids fast.

Derived terms

• klipper (noun)
• snauklippe

References

• “klippe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German klippe.

Noun

klippe f (definite singular klippa, indefinite plural klipper, definite plural klippene)

1. a cliff

Derived terms

• klippevegg

Etymology 2

From Old Norse klippa and klyppa.

Alternative forms

• klippa, klyppa, klyppe

Verb

klippe (present tense klipper, past tense klipte, past participle klipt, passive infinitive klippast, present participle klippande, imperative klipp)

1. to cut with scissors
2. to clip
3. to move eyelids fast.

Derived terms

• snauklippe

References

• “klippe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.