knipsa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely borrowed from German knipsen, from Middle Low German knippen, from Proto-Germanic *knippōną. Probably related, more distantly, to knipa and nypa.
Verb
[edit]knipsa (present knipsar, preterite knipsade, supine knipsat, imperative knipsa)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | knipsa | knipsas | ||
| supine | knipsat | knipsats | ||
| imperative | knipsa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | knipsen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | knipsar | knipsade | knipsas | knipsades |
| ind. plural1 | knipsa | knipsade | knipsas | knipsades |
| subjunctive2 | knipse | knipsade | knipses | knipsades |
| present participle | knipsande | |||
| past participle | knipsad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
[edit]- knipsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knipsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knipsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- knipsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)