tippen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪ.pə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪpən

Verb

tippen

1. to tip (give a gratuity)
2. to tip (give a hint)

Inflection

Conjugation of tippen (weak)
infinitive	tippen
past singular	tipte
past participle	getipt
infinitive	tippen
gerund	tippen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	tip	tipte
2nd person sing. (jij)	tipt, tip2	tipte
2nd person sing. (u)	tipt	tipte
2nd person sing. (gij)	tipt	tipte
3rd person singular	tipt	tipte
plural	tippen	tipten
subjunctive sing.1	tippe	tipte
subjunctive plur.1	tippen	tipten
imperative sing.	tip
imperative plur.1	tipt
participles	tippend	getipt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪpən/, [ˈtɪp(ə)n], [ˈtɪpm̩]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German tippen (“to touch lightly”), from Middle Low German tip (“tip, fingertip”), cognate with English tip. Merged with Central and Low German tippen, dippen, düppen (“to dip, to dab, to tap”), from Proto-Germanic *dupjaną, cognate with tupfen and English dip. The sense “to type” is influenced by English type.

Verb

1. to tap, to strike lightly (often repeatedly)
2. (typewriter, keyboard) to type

Derived terms

• abtippen
• antippen
• eintippen
• vertippen

Etymology 2

From Tipp, from English tip.

Verb

1. to make an informed guess
2. to make a prediction (of a sport result, etc.)