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klippa

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse klippa

Verb

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klippa (third person singular past indicative klipti, third person plural past indicative kliptu, supine klipt)

  1. to clip, to cut (hair)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of klippa (group v-9nn)
infinitive klippa
supine klipt
present past
first singular klippi klipti
second singular klippir klipti
third singular klippir klipti
plural klippa kliptu
participle (a39)1 klippandi kliptur
imperative
singular klipp!
plural klippið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse klippa.

Verb

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klippa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative klippti, supine klippt)

  1. to cut, to clip
  2. to shear
  3. to cut, to edit (a film)

Conjugation

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klippa – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að klippa
supine sagnbót klippt
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 klippandi
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég klippi klippti klippi klippti
þú klippir klipptir klippir klipptir
hann, hún, það klippir klippti klippi klippti
plural við klippum klipptum klippum klipptum
þið klippið klipptuð klippið klipptuð
þeir, þær, þau klippa klipptu klippi klipptu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú klipp (þú), klipptu
plural þið klippið (þið), klippiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
klippast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að klippast
supine sagnbót klippst
present participle
lýsingarháttur nútíðar
 klippandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
framsöguháttur
 subjunctive
viðtengingarháttur
present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
 present
nútíð
 past
þátíð
singular ég klippist klipptist klippist klipptist
þú klippist klipptist klippist klipptist
hann, hún, það klippist klipptist klippist klipptist
plural við klippumst klipptumst klippumst klipptumst
þið klippist klipptust klippist klipptust
þeir, þær, þau klippast klipptust klippist klipptust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú klippst (þú), klippstu
plural þið klippist (þið), klippisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
klipptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		klipptur klippt klippt klipptir klipptar klippt
accusative
(þolfall) 		klipptan klippta klippt klippta klipptar klippt
dative
(þágufall) 		klipptum klipptri klipptu klipptum klipptum klipptum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		klippts klipptrar klippts klipptra klipptra klipptra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		klippti klippta klippta klipptu klipptu klipptu
accusative
(þolfall) 		klippta klipptu klippta klipptu klipptu klipptu
dative
(þágufall) 		klippta klipptu klippta klipptu klipptu klipptu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		klippta klipptu klippta klipptu klipptu klipptu
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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klippa

  1. inflection of klippe:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse klippa and klyppa.

Verb

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klippa (present tense klipper, past tense klipte, past participle klipt, passive infinitive klippast, present participle klippande, imperative klipp)

  1. alternative form of klippe

Etymology 2

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Through Norwegian Bokmål from Middle Low German.

Noun

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klippa f (definite singular klippa, indefinite plural klipper or klippor, definite plural klippene or klippone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of klippe
  2. definite singular of klippe

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown, it could be onomatopoeic.[1] May be akin to Old English clyppan and modern English clip.

Verb

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klippa (singular past indicative klipta, plural past indicative kliptu, past participle kliptr)

  1. (transitive) to clip, cut
  2. (about sheep) shear

Conjugation

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Conjugation of klippa — active (weak class 1)
infinitive klippa
present participle klippandi
past participle kliptr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular klippi klipta klippa klipta
2nd person singular klippir kliptir klippir kliptir
3rd person singular klippir klipti klippi klipti
1st person plural klippum kliptum klippim kliptim
2nd person plural klippið kliptuð klippið kliptið
3rd person plural klippa kliptu klippi klipti
imperative present
2nd person singular klipp, klippi
1st person plural klippum
2nd person plural klippið
Conjugation of klippa — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive klippask
present participle klippandisk
past participle klippzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular klippumk kliptumk klippumk kliptumk
2nd person singular klippisk kliptisk klippisk kliptisk
3rd person singular klippisk kliptisk klippisk kliptisk
1st person plural klippumsk kliptumsk klippimsk kliptimsk
2nd person plural klippizk kliptuzk klippizk kliptizk
3rd person plural klippask kliptusk klippisk kliptisk
imperative present
2nd person singular klippsk, klippisk
1st person plural klippumsk
2nd person plural klippizk

Descendants

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Listed are also forms derived from klyppa.

  • Icelandic: klippa
  • Faroese: klippa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klippa, klippe, klyppa, klyppe
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klippe
  • Swedish: klippa
  • Danish: klippe

References

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  1. ^ “klippe2” in Den Danske Ordbog
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “klippa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

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Dovers vita klippor
 
en klippa som reser sig ur havet

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German klippe, related to klif (“cliff, rock”), from Old Saxon *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.[1]

Noun

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klippa c

  1. a cliff, a rock (a cliff, or a rock formation with a cliff or cliffs (a steep rock formation, put differently) – compare how "up on the cliff" makes sense for not being on the actual cliff in English)
    Synonym: (when viewed as a drop) stup
    Segla mot klipporna där borta
    Sail towards the rocks over there
    en brant klippa
    a steep cliff/rock (depending on context – describes both images)
  2. bedrock
    Synonym: berggrund
  3. (figuratively) a rock (something strong, stable, and dependable – usually a person)
    Synonym: dykdalb
    Han är en klippa som alltid hjälper till när det är problem
    He is a rock who always helps out when there's problems
    Så säger ock jag dig att du är Petrus; och på denna klippa skall jag bygga min församling
    And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church (Matthew 16:18)
Declension
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Declension of klippa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite klippa klippas
definite klippan klippans
plural indefinite klippor klippors
definite klipporna klippornas
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse klippa, klyppa.

Verb

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klippa (present klipper, preterite klippte, supine klippt, imperative klipp)

  1. to cut with scissors, shears, or the like (cut with two blades or the like in a snipping motion), to clip (compare skära)
    Han klippte av tråden med saxen
    He cut the thread with the scissors
    Hon klippte ut bilden ur tidningen
    She cut the image out of the newspaper
    klippa in en bild i en annan
    insert one image (that has been cut out, with scissors or digitally) into another
    Den här saxen klipper dåligt
    These scissors cut poorly
    1. to cut someone's hair
      Jag klippte henne(s hår)
      I cut her hair (parenthesized part normally redundant)
      klippa pottfrisyr på någon
      give someone a bowl cut
    2. (reflexive) to get a haircut (done by someone else or oneself)
      Jag ska klippa mig imorgon
      I'm getting a haircut tomorrow
      Jag ska klippa pottfrisyr
      I will get a bowl cut / I will give someone a bowl cut (ambiguous, though the first reading is more likely)
    3. to shear (a sheep)
      klippa ett får
      shear a sheep
    4. (figuratively) to cut (connections with someone or the like)
      klippa alla band med någon
      cut all ties with someone
    5. (figuratively) to do a (repeated) scissors-like motion
      Hästen klippte med öronen
      The horse was flicking its ears
      klippa med ögonen
      blink repeatedly
  2. (idiomatic) to mow (a lawn), to trim (a hedge), or the like (with any implement)
    Jag klipper gräset
    I'm mowing the lawn
  3. to cut (cease recording activities)
  4. (film) to cut (edit a film)
    att klippa en film
    to edit a movie
  5. (signal processing) to clip
  6. (computer graphics, video games) to clip
  7. (colloquial) to kill
    Klipp honom!
    Kill him!
  8. (in "vara klippt") to no longer be any chance for a good outcome
    Får vakterna syn på oss så är det klippt
    If the guards spot us, it's over
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  • Klippa is the usual verb for cutting with scissors or shears. Using skära with scissors or shears implies one of the blades is being used like a knife.
  • Klippa is also used when cutting hair with a hair clipper or the like.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of klippa (weak)
active passive
infinitive klippa klippas
supine klippt klippts
imperative klipp —
imper. plural1 klippen —
present past present past
indicative klipper klippte klipps, klippes klipptes
ind. plural1 klippa klippte klippas klipptes
subjunctive2 klippe klippte klippes klipptes
present participle klippande
past participle klippt

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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See also
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References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 356-64
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