knipsa

Swedish

Etymology

Likely borrowed from German knipsen, from Middle Low German knippen, from Proto-Germanic *knippōną. Probably related, more distantly, to knipa and nypa.

Verb

knipsa (present knipsar, preterite knipsade, supine knipsat, imperative knipsa)

1. snip

Conjugation

Conjugation of knipsa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	knipsa		knipsas
supine	knipsat		knipsats
imperative	knipsa		—
imper. plural1	knipsen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	knipsar	knipsade	knipsas	knipsades
ind. plural1	knipsa	knipsade	knipsas	knipsades
subjunctive2	knipse	knipsade	knipses	knipsades
present participle		knipsande
past participle		knipsad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• knipsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knipsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knipsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• knipsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)