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whippet

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English

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Whippet

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪpɪt
  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology 1

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Probably from whip (to move quickly) +‎ -et.

Noun

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whippet (plural whippets)

  1. A dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing.
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Etymology 2

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From whipped cream, since "whippits" are typically sold in the United States for use in making whipped cream.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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whippet (plural whippets)

  1. (slang) A cartridge of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), used as a recreational inhalant drug.
    Synonym: nang
    • 2004, Sandra P. Riggin, Forbidden Memories: A Journey of Healing, →ISBN:
      I was smoking hash from under glasses, sniffing glue, doing whippets, popping speed, smoking pot, dropping acid, and occasionally shooting dope.

Finnish

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Etymology

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< English whippet

Pronunciation

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Noun

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whippet

  1. whippet (breed of dog)

Declension

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Inflection of whippet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative whippet whippetit
genitive whippetin whippetien
partitive whippetiä whippetejä
illative whippetiin whippeteihin
singular plural
nominative whippet whippetit
accusative nom. whippet whippetit
gen. whippetin
genitive whippetin whippetien
partitive whippetiä whippetejä
inessive whippetissä whippeteissä
elative whippetistä whippeteistä
illative whippetiin whippeteihin
adessive whippetillä whippeteillä
ablative whippetiltä whippeteiltä
allative whippetille whippeteille
essive whippetinä whippeteinä
translative whippetiksi whippeteiksi
abessive whippetittä whippeteittä
instructive whippetein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of whippet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative whippetini whippetini
accusative nom. whippetini whippetini
gen. whippetini
genitive whippetini whippetieni
partitive whippetiäni whippetejäni
inessive whippetissäni whippeteissäni
elative whippetistäni whippeteistäni
illative whippetiini whippeteihini
adessive whippetilläni whippeteilläni
ablative whippetiltäni whippeteiltäni
allative whippetilleni whippeteilleni
essive whippetinäni whippeteinäni
translative whippetikseni whippeteikseni
abessive whippetittäni whippeteittäni
instructive
comitative whippeteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative whippetisi whippetisi
accusative nom. whippetisi whippetisi
gen. whippetisi
genitive whippetisi whippetiesi
partitive whippetiäsi whippetejäsi
inessive whippetissäsi whippeteissäsi
elative whippetistäsi whippeteistäsi
illative whippetiisi whippeteihisi
adessive whippetilläsi whippeteilläsi
ablative whippetiltäsi whippeteiltäsi
allative whippetillesi whippeteillesi
essive whippetinäsi whippeteinäsi
translative whippetiksesi whippeteiksesi
abessive whippetittäsi whippeteittäsi
instructive
comitative whippeteinesi