klippa

Faroese

Verb

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

  1. to clip, to cut (hair)

Conjugation

Conjugation of klippa (group v-9nn)
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)

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

Conjugation

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

klippa

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse klippa and klyppa.

Verb

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

Through Norwegian Bokmål from Middle Low German.

Noun

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

References

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)

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

Conjugation

Descendants

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

  • klippa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

en klippa som reser sig ur havet

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

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
Declension of klippa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klippa klippan klippor klipporna
Genitive klippas klippans klippors klippornas
  • bergsklippa
See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse klippa, klyppa.

Verb

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
    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
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
See also

References

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