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
	present	past
first singular	klippi	klipti
second singular	klippir	klipti
third singular	klippir	klipti
plural	klippa	kliptu
participle (a39)1	klippandi	kliptur
	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

klippa – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að klippa
supine sagnbót		klippt
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		klippandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	klippi	klippti		klippi	klippti
	þú	klippir	klipptir		klippir	klipptir
	hann, hún, það	klippir	klippti		klippi	klippti
plural	við	klippum	klipptum		klippum	klipptum
	þið	klippið	klipptuð		klippið	klipptuð
	þeir, þær, þau	klippa	klipptu		klippi	klipptu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	klipp (þú), klipptu
plural	þið	klippið (þið), klippiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

klippast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að klippast
supine sagnbót		klippst
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		klippandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	klippist	klipptist		klippist	klipptist
	þú	klippist	klipptist		klippist	klipptist
	hann, hún, það	klippist	klipptist		klippist	klipptist
plural	við	klippumst	klipptumst		klippumst	klipptumst
	þið	klippist	klipptust		klippist	klipptust
	þeir, þær, þau	klippast	klipptust		klippist	klipptust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	klippst (þú), klippstu
plural	þið	klippist (þið), klippisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

klipptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	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

Related terms

• klipping
• klippur

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• klippet
• klipte (simple past)
• klipt (past participle)

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

• “klippa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• klyppa

Etymology

Unknown, it could be onomatopoetic. 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

Conjugation of klippa — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	klippa
present participle	klippandi
past participle	kliptr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	klippi	klipta		klippa	klipta
2nd person singular	klippir	kliptir		klippir	kliptir
3rd person singular	klippir	klipti		klippi	klipti
1st person plural	klippum	kliptum		klippim	kliptim
2nd person plural	klippið	kliptuð		klippið	kliptið
3rd person plural	klippa	kliptu		klippi	klipti
imperative	present
2nd person singular	klipp, klippi
1st person plural	klippum
2nd person plural	klippið

Conjugation of klippa — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	klippask
present participle	klippandisk
past participle	klippzk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	klippumk	kliptumk		klippumk	kliptumk
2nd person singular	klippisk	kliptisk		klippisk	kliptisk
3rd person singular	klippisk	kliptisk		klippisk	kliptisk
1st person plural	klippumsk	kliptumsk		klippimsk	kliptimsk
2nd person plural	klippizk	kliptuzk		klippizk	kliptizk
3rd person plural	klippask	kliptusk		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.

• Icelandic: klippa
• Faroese: klippa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klippa, klippe, klyppa, klyppe
• Norwegian Bokmål: klippe
• Swedish: klippa
• Danish: klippe

References

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “klippa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Dovers vita klippor

en klippa som reser sig ur havet

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klippa	klippas
	definite	klippan	klippans
plural	indefinite	klippor	klippors
	definite	klipporna	klippornas

Related terms

• bergsklippa

See also

• rauk

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

Conjugation of klippa (weak)

	active		passive
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
present participle		klippande
past participle		klippt

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• klipp
• klippa till
• klippare
• klippning
• klipsk

See also

• knipsa (“snip”)
• skära (“cut with a knife or the like”)
• snagga (“close-crop”)

References

• klippa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klippa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klippa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)