pipen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *pīpan, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną.

Verb

pipen

1. to chirp, to peep (of birds)
2. to squeak
3. to yelp
4. to play a wind instrument

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: pijpen, piepen
• Limburgish: piepe

Further reading

• “pipen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “pipen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• pypyn, pipe, pype

Etymology

Inherited from Old English pīpian, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną; equivalent to pipe +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːpən/

Verb

pipen

1. To use a pipe or similar musical instrument; to play music.
2. To make high-pitched noises or sound like a small animal.
3. To squeal; to talk with a high pitch or like a small animal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pipen (weak)

infinitive	(to) pipen
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	pipe	pipede
2nd person singular	pipest	pipedest
3rd person singular	pipeþ, pipeth	pipede
plural	pipen	pipeden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	pipe	pipede
plural	pipen	pipeden
imperative	present
singular	pipe
plural	pipeþ, pipeth
participle	present	past
	pipende, pipinge	piped, ypiped

Descendants

• English: pipe
• Scots: pipe

References

• “pīpen (v.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-07.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• pipa

Noun

pipen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of pipe

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Spanish

Verb

pipen

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of pipar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of pipar.
3. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of pipar.

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Swedish

Noun

pipen

1. (deprecated template usage) definite plural of pip