klippa
Faroese
Verb
klippa (third person singular past indicative klipti, third person plural past indicative kliptu, supine klipt)
Conjugation
Conjugation of klippa (group v-9nn) | ||
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infinitive | klippa | |
supine | klipt | |
participle (a39)1 | klippandi | kliptur |
present | past | |
first singular | klippi | klipti |
second singular | klippir | klipti |
third singular | klippir | klipti |
plural | klippa | kliptu |
imperative | ||
singular | klipp! | |
plural | klippið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Icelandic
Verb
klippa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative klippti, supine klippt)
Conjugation
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að klippa | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
klippt | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
klippandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég klippi | við klippum | present (nútíð) |
ég klippi | við klippum |
þú klippir | þið klippið | þú klippir | þið klippið | ||
hann, hún, það klippir | þeir, þær, þau klippa | hann, hún, það klippi | þeir, þær, þau klippi | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég klippti | við klipptum | past (þátíð) |
ég klippti | við klipptum |
þú klipptir | þið klipptuð | þú klipptir | þið klipptuð | ||
hann, hún, það klippti | þeir, þær, þau klipptu | hann, hún, það klippti | þeir, þær, þau klipptu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
klipp (þú) | klippið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
klipptu | klippiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að klippast | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) |
klippst | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
klippandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) |
ég klippist | við klippumst | present (nútíð) |
ég klippist | við klippumst |
þú klippist | þið klippist | þú klippist | þið klippist | ||
hann, hún, það klippist | þeir, þær, þau klippast | hann, hún, það klippist | þeir, þær, þau klippist | ||
past (þátíð) |
ég klipptist | við klipptumst | past (þátíð) |
ég klipptist | við klipptumst |
þú klipptist | þið klipptust | þú klipptist | þið klipptust | ||
hann, hún, það klipptist | þeir, þær, þau klipptust | hann, hún, það klipptist | þeir, þær, þau klipptust | ||
imperative (boðháttur) |
klippst (þú) | klippist (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
klippstu | klippisti * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
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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 |
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
klippa (present tense klipper, past tense klipte, past participle klipt, passive infinitive klippast, present participle klippande, imperative klipp)
- Alternative form of klippe
Etymology 2
Through Norwegian Bokmål from Middle Low German.
Noun
klippa f (definite singular klippa, indefinite plural klipper or klippor, definite plural klippene or klippone)
References
- “klippa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unknown, it could be onomatopoetic.[1] May be akin to Old English clyppan and modern English clip.
Verb
klippa (singular past indicative klipta, plural past indicative kliptu, past participle kliptr)
Conjugation
infinitive | klippa | |
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present participle | klippandi | |
past participle | kliptr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | klippi | klipta |
2nd-person singular | klippir | kliptir |
3rd-person singular | klippir | klipti |
1st-person plural | klippum | kliptum |
2nd-person plural | klippið | kliptuð |
3rd-person plural | klippa | kliptu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | klippa | klipta |
2nd-person singular | klippir | kliptir |
3rd-person singular | klippi | klipti |
1st-person plural | klippim | kliptim |
2nd-person plural | klippið | kliptið |
3rd-person plural | klippi | klipti |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | klipp, klippi | |
1st-person plural | klippum | |
2nd-person plural | klippið |
infinitive | klippask | |
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present participle | klippandisk | |
past participle | klippzk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | klippumk | kliptumk |
2nd-person singular | klippisk | kliptisk |
3rd-person singular | klippisk | kliptisk |
1st-person plural | klippumsk | kliptumsk |
2nd-person plural | klippizk | kliptuzk |
3rd-person plural | klippask | kliptusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | klippumk | kliptumk |
2nd-person singular | klippisk | kliptisk |
3rd-person singular | klippisk | kliptisk |
1st-person plural | klippimsk | kliptimsk |
2nd-person plural | klippizk | kliptizk |
3rd-person plural | klippisk | kliptisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | klippsk, klippisk | |
1st-person plural | klippumsk | |
2nd-person plural | klippizk |
Descendants
Listed are also forms derived from klyppa.
References
- “klippe2” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “klippa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Noun
klippa c
- 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)
- bedrock
- Synonym: berggrund
- (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
Declension of klippa | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | klippa | klippan | klippor | klipporna |
Genitive | klippas | klippans | klippors | klippornas |
Related terms
- bergsklippa
See also
Verb
klippa (present klipper, preterite klippte, supine klippt, imperative klipp)
- to cut with scissors, shears, or the like (cut with two blades or the like in a snipping motion), to clip
- 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
- 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
- (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)
- to shear (a sheep)
- klippa ett får
- shear a sheep
- (figuratively) to cut (connections with someone or the like)
- klippa alla band med någon
- cut all ties with someone
- (figuratively) to do a (repeated) scissors-like motion
- Hästen klippte med öronen
- The horse was flicking its ears
- klippa med ögonen
- blink repeatedly
- (idiomatic) to mow (a lawn), to trim (a hedge), or the like (with any implement)
- Jag klipper gräset
- I'm mowing the lawn
- to cut (cease recording activities)
- (film) to cut (edit a film)
- att klippa en film
- to edit a movie
- (signal processing) to clip
- (computer graphics, video games) to clip
- (colloquial) to kill
- Klipp honom!
- Kill him!
- (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
Usage notes
- 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
Active | Passive | |||
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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 |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | klippande | |||
Past participle | klippt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |