chips

See also: Chips, CHiPs, and CHIPS

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪps/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɪps

Verb

chips

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of chip

Noun

chips

1. plural of chip
2. (slang, archaic) Money.

References

• (money): John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary‎^[1]

Noun

chips (plural chips)

1. (slang) A carpenter.
   • 1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:

     But the Saturday-night bottles were not all. The carpenter and cooper, in sea parlance, Chips and Bungs, who were the "Cods," or leaders of the forecastle, in some way or other, managed to obtain an extra supply […]

   • 1929, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 144, page 462:

     I began a new branch of experience by going to sea as a 'chips.'

Related terms

• brother chip

Anagrams

• SCHIP

Danish

Etymology

From English chips.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɕib̥s]

Noun

chips pl (plural definite chipsene)

1. potato chips, crisps

   Synonym: franske kartofler

Declension

Declension of chips

gender	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	chips	chipsene
genitive	chips'	chipsenes

References

• “chips” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English chips.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪps/, (rare, especially for the interjection) /tʃɪps/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: chips
• Rhymes: -ɪps

Noun

chips

1. potato chips, crisps

Derived terms

• groentechips

Interjection

chips

1. shoot; minced oath for Dutch shit

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /tʃɪps/
• Hyphenation: chips
• Rhymes: -ɪps

Noun

chips

1. plural of chip

Finnish

Etymology

From English chips.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃips/, [ˈʃips̠]
• Rhymes: -ips

Noun

chips (uncommon)

1. (anglicism) potato chips

Declension

Inflection of chips (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		chips	chipsit
genitive		chipsin	chipsien
partitive		chipsiä	chipsejä
illative		chipsiin	chipseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		chips	chipsit
accusative	nom.	chips	chipsit
	gen.	chipsin
genitive		chipsin	chipsien
partitive		chipsiä	chipsejä
inessive		chipsissä	chipseissä
elative		chipsistä	chipseistä
illative		chipsiin	chipseihin
adessive		chipsillä	chipseillä
ablative		chipsiltä	chipseiltä
allative		chipsille	chipseille
essive		chipsinä	chipseinä
translative		chipsiksi	chipseiksi
abessive		chipsittä	chipseittä
instructive		—	chipsein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of chips (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chipsini chipsini accusative nom. chipsini chipsini gen. chipsini genitive chipsini chipsieni partitive chipsiäni chipsejäni inessive chipsissäni chipseissäni elative chipsistäni chipseistäni illative chipsiini chipseihini adessive chipsilläni chipseilläni ablative chipsiltäni chipseiltäni allative chipsilleni chipseilleni essive chipsinäni chipseinäni translative chipsikseni chipseikseni abessive chipsittäni chipseittäni instructive — — comitative — chipseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative chipsisi chipsisi accusative nom. chipsisi chipsisi gen. chipsisi genitive chipsisi chipsiesi partitive chipsiäsi chipsejäsi inessive chipsissäsi chipseissäsi elative chipsistäsi chipseistäsi illative chipsiisi chipseihisi adessive chipsilläsi chipseilläsi ablative chipsiltäsi chipseiltäsi allative chipsillesi chipseillesi essive chipsinäsi chipseinäsi translative chipsiksesi chipseiksesi abessive chipsittäsi chipseittäsi instructive — — comitative — chipseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chipsimme chipsimme accusative nom. chipsimme chipsimme gen. chipsimme genitive chipsimme chipsiemme partitive chipsiämme chipsejämme inessive chipsissämme chipseissämme elative chipsistämme chipseistämme illative chipsiimme chipseihimme adessive chipsillämme chipseillämme ablative chipsiltämme chipseiltämme allative chipsillemme chipseillemme essive chipsinämme chipseinämme translative chipsiksemme chipseiksemme abessive chipsittämme chipseittämme instructive — — comitative — chipseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative chipsinne chipsinne accusative nom. chipsinne chipsinne gen. chipsinne genitive chipsinne chipsienne partitive chipsiänne chipsejänne inessive chipsissänne chipseissänne elative chipsistänne chipseistänne illative chipsiinne chipseihinne adessive chipsillänne chipseillänne ablative chipsiltänne chipseiltänne allative chipsillenne chipseillenne essive chipsinänne chipseinänne translative chipsiksenne chipseiksenne abessive chipsittänne chipseittänne instructive — — comitative — chipseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative chipsinsä chipsinsä accusative nom. chipsinsä chipsinsä gen. chipsinsä genitive chipsinsä chipsiensä partitive chipsiään chipsiänsä chipsejään chipsejänsä inessive chipsissään chipsissänsä chipseissään chipseissänsä elative chipsistään chipsistänsä chipseistään chipseistänsä illative chipsiinsä chipseihinsä adessive chipsillään chipsillänsä chipseillään chipseillänsä ablative chipsiltään chipsiltänsä chipseiltään chipseiltänsä allative chipsilleen chipsillensä chipseilleen chipseillensä essive chipsinään chipsinänsä chipseinään chipseinänsä translative chipsikseen chipsiksensä chipseikseen chipseiksensä abessive chipsittään chipsittänsä chipseittään chipseittänsä instructive — — comitative — chipseineen chipseinensä

Synonyms

• perunalastut
• sipsit

Further reading

• “chips”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English chips.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃips/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /tʃip/

• Audio (France):

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Noun

chips f or m or m pl (sometimes plural only, in variation, invariable)

1. (Anglicism) chips (American English), crisps (British English)
   • 2006 November 21, “Regard [Glare]”, in デスノート [Death Note], spoken by Light Yagami (Alexis Tomassian), Nice Fellow, via MCM:

     Puis je prends une chips, que je mange!

     Then I'll take a chip, which I'll eat!

Usage notes

• Feminine in France, masculine in Belgium and masculine plural in some older dictionaries.

Further reading

• “chips”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃips]
• Hyphenation: chips
• Rhymes: -ips

Noun

chips (plural chipsek)

1. alternative form of csipsz

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	chips	chipsek
accusative	chipset	chipseket
dative	chipsnek	chipseknek
instrumental	chipssel	chipsekkel
causal-final	chipsért	chipsekért
translative	chipssé	chipsekké
terminative	chipsig	chipsekig
essive-formal	chipsként	chipsekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	chipsben	chipsekben
superessive	chipsen	chipseken
adessive	chipsnél	chipseknél
illative	chipsbe	chipsekbe
sublative	chipsre	chipsekre
allative	chipshez	chipsekhez
elative	chipsből	chipsekből
delative	chipsről	chipsekről
ablative	chipstől	chipsektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	chipsé	chipseké
non-attributive possessive – plural	chipséi	chipsekéi

Possessive forms of chips

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	chipsem	chipseim
2nd person sing.	chipsed	chipseid
3rd person sing.	chipse	chipsei
1st person plural	chipsünk	chipseink
2nd person plural	chipsetek	chipseitek
3rd person plural	chipsük	chipseik

Derived terms

• chipses

Compound words

• burgonyachips
• zöldségchips

Further reading

• chips in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English chips.

Noun

chips m (definite singular chipsen, indefinite plural chips, definite plural chipsene)

1. French fries

   Synonym: pommes frites

Polish

Alternative forms

• czips

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from American English chips.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʂips/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ips
• Syllabification: chips

Noun

chips m inan

1. chip (American English), crisp (British English)

Declension

Declension of chips

	singular	plural
nominative	chips	chipsy
genitive	chipsa	chipsów
dative	chipsowi	chipsom
accusative	chipsa	chipsy
instrumental	chipsem	chipsami
locative	chipsie	chipsach
vocative	chipsie	chipsy

Further reading

• “chips”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “chips”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.pis/, /ˈʃips/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.pis/, /ˈʃips/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.pis/, /ˈʃipʃ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃipʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃipʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃipʃ/

Noun

chips m pl (plural only)

1. chips (thin-sliced and deep-fried potatoes sold in sealed bags)
2. plural of chip

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English chips.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃips/

Noun

chips n (plural chipsuri)

1. chip (American English), crisp (British English)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	chips	chipsul	chipsuri	chipsurile
genitive-dative	chips	chipsului	chipsuri	chipsurilor
vocative	chipsule		chipsurilor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃibs/ [ˈt͡ʃiβ̞s]
• Rhymes: -ibs
• Syllabification: chips

Noun

chips m pl

1. plural of chip

Swahili

Noun

chips class IX (plural chips class X)

1. clipping of chipsi (“chips”)

Swedish

räfflade (potatis)chips [crinkle-cut (potato) chips/crisps]

Etymology

Borrowed from English chips.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕɪps/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

chips n

1. (US) a chip, (UK) a crisp
   1. (in the (identical) plural) (US) chips, (UK) crisps

Declension

Declension of chips

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	chips	chips
	definite	chipset	chipsets
plural	indefinite	chips	chips
	definite	chipsen	chipsens

Derived terms

• chipspåse (“bag of (US) chips / (UK) crisps”)
• potatischips (“(US) potato chips, (UK) potato crisps”)

See also

• dipp
• knapra
• pommes frites (“(US) French fries, (UK) chips”)

References

• “chips”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “chips”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)