knip

English

Etymology

Probably from late Middle English *knippen, from Middle Dutch knippen, whence modern Dutch knippen (to cut, clip, snip). Doublet of gnip and nip.

Verb

knip (third-person singular simple present knips, present participle knipping, simple past and past participle knipped)

  1. (dialectal or obsolete) Alternative form of nip
  2. (dialectal) Alternative form of knep

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Verb

knip (present knip, present participle knippende, past participle geknip)

  1. to cut

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

knip

  1. inflection of knippen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knip

  1. imperative of knipe

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

knip

  1. imperative of knipa

Etymology 2

Deverbal from knipa. Attested since 1721 in the sense "stomach pain". Doublet of knep, knippa, and knippe.

Noun

knip n

  1. pinch
Declension
Declension of knip 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative knip knipet knip knipen
Genitive knips knipets knips knipens
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