nipen

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

nipen

1. (anatomy) tooth

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnīpan.

Verb

nipen

1. to pinch, to squeeze

Inflection

Conjugation of nipen (strong class 1)

infinitive	base form	nipen
	genitive	nipens
	dative	nipene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		nipe	nêep		nipe	nēpe
2nd person singular		nijps, nipes	nēeps, nēpes		nijps, nipes	nēpes
3rd person singular		nijpt, nipet	nêep		nipe	nēpe
1st person plural		nipen	nēpen		nipen	nēpen
2nd person plural		nijpt, nipet	nēept, nēpet		nijpt, nipet	nēpet
3rd person plural		nipen	nēpen		nipen	nēpen
		imperative
singular		nijp, nipe
plural		nijpt, nipet
		present	past
participle		nipende	genēpen

Descendants

• Dutch: nijpen
• Limburgish: niepe

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nipen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniː.pen/
• IPA^(key): /ˈni.pen/

Verb

nīpen

1. plural present subjunctive of nīpan

Verb

nipen

1. plural preterite subjunctive of nīpan

Participle

nipen

1. past participle of nīpan