kippe

See also: Kippe

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kippa (“basket”), from Proto-Germanic *kippǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gey- (“to bend, twist, entwine”). Influenced by Middle Low German kiffe (“hut”).

Noun

kippe c (singular definite kippen, plural indefinite kipper)

1. (rare) a (small) shabby pub

   Synonym: knejpe

Declension

Declension of kippe

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kippe	kippen	kipper	kipperne
genitive	kippes	kippens	kippers	kippernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kippa (“to snatch”), from Middle Low German kippen. Compare German kippen and Icelandic kippa.

Verb

kippe (imperative kip, infinitive at kippe, present tense kipper, past tense kippede, perfect tense kippet)

1. to tilt or swing (about a horizontal axis)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kippe

active passive infinitive kippe kippes present kipper kippes past kippede kippedes imperative kip — participle present kippende past (have / havde / er / var) kippet gerund kippen

Derived terms

• kipning
• kippe med flaget
• kippe over

References

• “kippe” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

kippe

1. inflection of kippen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative