pippi

See also: Pippi

Italian

Verb

pippi

1. inflection of pippare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the tweets made by singing birds. Related to pip, which is also onomatopoeic.

Noun

pippi c

1. (childish) a birdie, a bird

   Synonyms: pippifågel, (the regular word for bird) fågel

   Mamma, kolla! Det är en pippi där!

   Mom, look! There's a bird there!

2. (colloquial, in some expressions) craziness (strong interest, an outburst, something stupid, or the like)

   ha pippi på något

   be crazy about something

   få pippi

   go crazy

   vara rena pippin

   be crazy

Declension

Declension of pippi

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pippi	pippis
	definite	pippin	pippins
plural	indefinite	pippiar	pippiars
	definite	pippiarna	pippiarnas

References

• pippi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• pippi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• pippi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)