An expressive variant ofnijpen(“to pinch”), in the sense of squeezing the lips.[1]
nippen
| Conjugation ofnippen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | nippen | |||
| past singular | nipte | |||
| past participle | genipt | |||
| infinitive | nippen | |||
| gerund | nippenn | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | nip | nipte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | nipt,nip2 | nipte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | nipt | nipte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | nipt | nipte | ||
| 3rd person singular | nipt | nipte | ||
| plural | nippen | nipten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | nippe | nipte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | nippen | nipten | ||
| imperative sing. | nip | |||
| imperative plur.1 | nipt | |||
| participles | nippend | genipt | ||
| 1)Archaic.2) In case ofinversion. | ||||
In the standard language since the 17th century. FromCentral andLow German dialects, respectively from northernMiddle High German*nippen andMiddle Low Germannippen, from aProto-West Germanic*hnipp-Vn, expressive variant of*hnīpan(“to pinch”). Cognate with olderUpper Germannipfen,Dutchnippen,Old Norsehnippa.
nippen (weak,third-person singular presentnippt,past tensenippte,past participlegenippt,auxiliaryhaben)
| infinitive | nippen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | nippend | ||||
| past participle | genippt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ichnippe | wirnippen | i | ichnippe | wirnippen |
| dunippst | ihrnippt | dunippest | ihrnippet | ||
| ernippt | sienippen | ernippe | sienippen | ||
| preterite | ichnippte | wirnippten | ii | ichnippte1 | wirnippten1 |
| dunipptest | ihrnipptet | dunipptest1 | ihrnipptet1 | ||
| ernippte | sienippten | ernippte1 | sienippten1 | ||
| imperative | nipp (du) nippe (du) | nippt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative inwürde normally preferred.