pippi

See also: Pippi

Italian

Verb

pippi

  1. inflection of pippare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the tweets made by singing birds. Related to pip, which is also onomatopoeic.

Noun

pippi c

  1. (childish) a birdie, a bird
    Synonyms: pippifågel, (the regular word for bird) fågel
    Mamma, kolla! Det är en pippi där!
    Mom, look! There's a bird there!
  2. (colloquial, in some expressions) craziness (strong interest, an outburst, something stupid, or the like)
    ha pippi på något
    be crazy about something
    pippi
    go crazy
    vara rena pippin
    be crazy

Declension

Declension of pippi 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pippi pippin pippiar pippiarna
Genitive pippis pippins pippiars pippiarnas

References

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