pipen

Catalan

Verb

pipen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of pipar

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *pīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpan, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną.

Verb

pipen

  1. to chirp, to peep (of birds)
  2. to squeak
  3. to yelp
  4. to play a wind instrument

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: pijpen, piepen
  • Limburgish: piepe

Further reading

  • pipen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “pipen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English pīpian, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpan, from Proto-Germanic *pīpaną; equivalent to pipe + -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːpən/

Verb

pipen

  1. To use a pipe or similar musical instrument; to play music.
  2. To make high-pitched noises or sound like a small animal.
  3. To squeal; to talk with a high pitch or like a small animal.

Conjugation

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

pipen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of pipe

Spanish

Verb

pipen

  1. inflection of pipar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

pipen

  1. definite plural of pip

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪpɛn/

Verb

pipen

  1. first/third-person plural conditional of pipo

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pipen bipen mhipen phipen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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