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See also:Sip,SIP,-sip,síp,Síp,şip,šíp,andсип

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sip

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forSikkimese.

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English

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Etymology

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Inherited fromMiddle Englishsippen, of uncertain origin. Compare withLow Germansippen(“to sip”). Possibly from a variant ofMiddle Englishsuppen(“to drink, sip”) (seesup) or perhaps fromOld Englishsipian,sypian(“to take in moisture, soak, macerate”), fromProto-Germanic*sipōną(“to drip, trickle”), fromProto-Indo-European*seyb-(“to pour out, trickle, leak out”). Compare alsoOld High Germansupfen(“to drink, sip”), fromProto-Germanic*sūpaną(“to sip, intake”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sip (pluralsips)

  1. A smallmouthful ofdrink
  2. An event at which people drink alcohol in small, usually sub-intoxicating amounts.
    • 1985 April 20, Joseph Beam, “Black Men Loving Black Men: The Revolutionary Act of the Eighties”, inGay Community News, page 5:
      Earl is always a good time. His appearance at parties, whether it's a smart cocktailsip or a basement gig, is mandatory.

Translations

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A small mouthful of drink

Verb

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sip (third-person singular simple presentsips,present participlesipping,simple past and past participlesipped)

  1. (transitive) Todrink slowly, smallmouthfuls at a time.
  2. (intransitive) To drink a small quantity.
    • 1697,Virgil, “The Second Book of theÆneis”, inJohn Dryden, transl.,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […],→OCLC:
      [She] rais'd it to her mouth with sober grace; / Then,sipping, offered to the next in place.
  3. To taste the liquor of; to drink out of.
    • 1697,Virgil, “The Fourth Book of theGeorgics”, inJohn Dryden, transl.,The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […],→OCLC:
      They skim the floods, andsip the purple flowers.
  4. (Scotland, US, dated)Alternative form ofseep
  5. (figurative) Toconsume slowly.
    • 1995, Richard North,Life on a Modern Planet: A Manifesto for Progress‎[1], Manchester University Press,→ISBN, page80:
      Sales of lightbulbs whichsip electricity, and whose increased cost in the shops is easily paid for over their lifetime, used to double every year; in 1990/1991, they leapt sevenfold.
    • 2008 July 3, “The presidential election: White men can vote”, inThe Economist‎[2]:
      It makes a small car, the Chevy Cobalt, whichsips petrol in moderation and is therefore selling well.
    • 2014 October 20, Erik Hyrkas,"Energy Vampires are Attacking Your Home – Here’s How to Stop Them" (Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy)
      Even when turned off, these devices can idlysip electricity from your outlet costing you money.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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sip

  1. (informal)yep

Dutch

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Etymology

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sip (comparativesipper,superlativesipst)

  1. sad,subdued
    Synonyms:droevig,treurig

Declension

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Declension ofsip
uninflectedsip
inflectedsippe
comparativesipper
positivecomparativesuperlative
predicative/adverbialsipsipperhetsipst
hetsipste
indefinitem./f. sing.sippesipperesipste
n. sing.sipsippersipste
pluralsippesipperesipste
definitesippesipperesipste
partitivesipssippers—

Indonesian

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Etymology

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FromEnglishsafe, fromMiddle Englishsauf,safe,saf,saaf, fromOld Frenchsauf,saulf,salf(“safe”), fromLatinsalvus(“whole, safe”), fromProto-Indo-European*solh₂-(“whole, every”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪp]
  • Hyphenation:sip

Adjective

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sip

  1. (colloquial)safe
    1. not in danger; out of harm's reach
      Synonym:aman
    2. free from risk
      Synonym:terjamin
    3. reliable
      Synonyms:mantap,elok,baik,sempurna

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromEnglishzip.

Noun

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sip f (genitive singularsipe,nominative pluralsipeanna)

  1. zip,zipper,zip fastener

Declension

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Declension ofsip (second declension)

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofsip
radicallenitioneclipsis
sipship
afteran,tsip		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Possibly acalque ofEnglishyep.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsip/[ˈsip]
  • Rhymes:-ip
  • Syllabification:sip

Interjection

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sip

  1. (informal, neologism)yep,yeah,uh-huh

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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FromEnglishship.

Noun

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sip

  1. ship
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