vippe

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vebə/, [ˈveb̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Swedish vippa.

Verb

vippe (imperative vip, infinitive at vippe, present tense vipper, past tense vippede, perfect tense vippet)

1. to seesaw (to use a seesaw)
2. to bob (to move vertically at surface of water)
3. to bob (to move (something) as though it were bobbing in water)
4. to rock
5. to roll
6. to toss
7. to tip, to tilt

Conjugation

Conjugation of vippe

active passive present vipper vippes past vippede vippedes infinitive vippe vippes imperative vip — participle present vippende past vippet (auxiliary verb have or være) gerund vippen

Etymology 2

From German Wippe. The 3 and 4 definition stems from the verb though.

Noun

vippe c (singular definite vippen, plural indefinite vipper)

1. seesaw
2. springboard, diving board
3. row of eyelashes

   Synonym: øjenvippe

4. ear (the fruiting body of a grain plant)

   Synonym: aks

Inflection

Declension of vippe

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vippe	vippen	vipper	vipperne
genitive	vippes	vippens	vippers	vippernes

References

• “vippe” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to vibrere, compare with Middle Low German wippen

Verb

vippe (imperative vipp, present tense vipper, passive vippes, simple past and past participle vippa or vippet, present participle vippende)

1. to see-saw, totter, rock, sway, swing (back and forth)
2. to tilt, tip, knock over, fling
3. to bob, wag (birds' tails)
4. to blink (of current, light, because of an overloaded circuit)

References

• “vippe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “vippe_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

vippe f (definite singular vippa, indefinite plural vipper, definite plural vippene)

1. a lash (eyelash)

Derived terms

• augevippe

Etymology 2

Related to vibrere, compare with Middle Low German wippen

Verb

vippe (present tense vippar, past tense vippa, past participle vippa, passive infinitive vippast, present participle vippande, imperative vippe/vipp)

1. to see-saw, totter, rock, sway, swing (back and forth)
2. to tilt, tip, knock over, fling
3. to bob, wag (birds' tails)
4. to blink (of current, light, because of an overloaded circuit)

Alternative forms

• vippa

References

• “vippe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.