knipa

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German knīpen, from Proto-Germanic *knīpaną (“to pinch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kniːpa/

Verb

knipa (present kniper, preterite knep, supine knipit, imperative knip)

1. to pinch, to squeeze (often two body parts against each other)

   Han knep igen munnen

   He clamped his mouth shut

Conjugation

Conjugation of knipa (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	knipa		knipas
Supine	knipit		knipits
Imperative	knip		—
Imper. plural1	knipen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kniper	knep	knips, knipes	kneps
Ind. plural1	knipa	knepo	knipas	knepos
Subjunctive2	knipe	knepe	knipes	knepes
	Participles
Present participle	knipande
Past participle	knipen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• knipkula
• knipslug
• kniptång
• knipövning
• om det kniper

Related terms

• knep
• knipning

See also

• knippe
• knippa
• magknip

Noun

knipa c

1. a jam (difficult situation), a pinch (awkward situation)

   De är i knipa

   They are in trouble

Declension

Declension of knipa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knipa	knipas
	definite	knipan	knipans
plural	indefinite	knipor	knipors
	definite	kniporna	knipornas

See also

• ligga risigt till (“to be in trouble”)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

knipa (bird)

Noun

knipa c

1. a common goldeneye (bird)

Declension

Declension of knipa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knipa	knipas
	definite	knipan	knipans
plural	indefinite	knipor	knipors
	definite	kniporna	knipornas

References

• knipa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knipa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knipa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Guus Kroonen (2013) “hnippon”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 297
• knipa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)