wippen

English

the wippen of this piano is the part numbered 3

Etymology

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Noun

wippen (plural wippens)

1. (music) A component of the action of a mechanical keyboard instrument such as a piano or organ

Synonyms

• (piano action component): whip, whippen

Further reading

• “wippen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɪpən

Noun

wippen

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of wip

Verb

wippen

1. to play with a seesaw
2. to overthrow
3. to dandle, teeter

   dat tafeltje wipt: that table teeters

4. to hop
5. (informal) to have sexual intercourse

Inflection

Conjugation of wippen (weak)
infinitive	wippen
past singular	wipte
past participle	gewipt
infinitive	wippen
gerund	wippen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	wip	wipte
2nd person sing. (jij)	wipt	wipte
2nd person sing. (u)	wipt	wipte
2nd person sing. (gij)	wipt	wipte
3rd person singular	wipt	wipte
plural	wippen	wipten
subjunctive sing.1	wippe	wipte
subjunctive plur.1	wippen	wipten
imperative sing.	wip
imperative plur.1	wipt
participles	wippend	gewipt
1) Archaic.

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German

Etymology

From Middle Low German wippen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪpn̩]
• Hyphenation: wip‧pen

Verb

1. to seesaw

Further reading

• “wippen” in Duden online