Wippe

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Wippe. Compare Dutch wip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪpə/ (Germany)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪpɛ/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: Wip‧pe

Noun

Wippe f (genitive Wippe, plural Wippen)

1. seesaw

   Synonym: Wippschaukel

Declension

Declension of Wippe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wippe	die	Wippen
genitive	einer	der	Wippe	der	Wippen
dative	einer	der	Wippe	den	Wippen
accusative	eine	die	Wippe	die	Wippen

Related terms

• wippen

Further reading

• “Wippe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Wippe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Wippe” in Duden online
• “Wippe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• Wippe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de