Pips

German

Alternative forms

• Pfips, Pfipps, Pfipfs (obsolete)

Etymology

A West Central German form, which displaced the more southeastern variants above. From Middle High German pippis, phiphiz, from Old High German pipz, phiphiz, phiffiz, early borrowing from Vulgar Latin pip(p)ita, alteration of Latin pituita. Cognate with Dutch pip, English pip, French pépie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪps/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Pips m (strong, genitive Pipses or Pips, no plural)

1. (ornithology) pip (bird disease)

   Synonym: Hühnerschnupfen

Declension

Declension of Pips [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pips
genitive	eines	des	Pipses, Pips
dative	einem	dem	Pips
accusative	einen	den	Pips