vippa

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish vippa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋipːɑ/, [ˈʋipːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ipːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vip‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): vip‧pa

Noun

vippa

1. synonym of pintakytkin

Declension

Inflection of vippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
nominative		vippa	vipat
genitive		vipan	vippojen
partitive		vippaa	vippoja
illative		vippaan	vippoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vippa	vipat
accusative	nom.	vippa	vipat
	gen.	vipan
genitive		vipan	vippojen vippain rare
partitive		vippaa	vippoja
inessive		vipassa	vipoissa
elative		vipasta	vipoista
illative		vippaan	vippoihin
adessive		vipalla	vipoilla
ablative		vipalta	vipoilta
allative		vipalle	vipoille
essive		vippana	vippoina
translative		vipaksi	vipoiksi
abessive		vipatta	vipoitta
instructive		—	vipoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vippani vippani accusative nom. vippani vippani gen. vippani genitive vippani vippojeni vippaini rare partitive vippaani vippojani inessive vipassani vipoissani elative vipastani vipoistani illative vippaani vippoihini adessive vipallani vipoillani ablative vipaltani vipoiltani allative vipalleni vipoilleni essive vippanani vippoinani translative vipakseni vipoikseni abessive vipattani vipoittani instructive — — comitative — vippoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vippasi vippasi accusative nom. vippasi vippasi gen. vippasi genitive vippasi vippojesi vippaisi rare partitive vippaasi vippojasi inessive vipassasi vipoissasi elative vipastasi vipoistasi illative vippaasi vippoihisi adessive vipallasi vipoillasi ablative vipaltasi vipoiltasi allative vipallesi vipoillesi essive vippanasi vippoinasi translative vipaksesi vipoiksesi abessive vipattasi vipoittasi instructive — — comitative — vippoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vippamme vippamme accusative nom. vippamme vippamme gen. vippamme genitive vippamme vippojemme vippaimme rare partitive vippaamme vippojamme inessive vipassamme vipoissamme elative vipastamme vipoistamme illative vippaamme vippoihimme adessive vipallamme vipoillamme ablative vipaltamme vipoiltamme allative vipallemme vipoillemme essive vippanamme vippoinamme translative vipaksemme vipoiksemme abessive vipattamme vipoittamme instructive — — comitative — vippoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vippanne vippanne accusative nom. vippanne vippanne gen. vippanne genitive vippanne vippojenne vippainne rare partitive vippaanne vippojanne inessive vipassanne vipoissanne elative vipastanne vipoistanne illative vippaanne vippoihinne adessive vipallanne vipoillanne ablative vipaltanne vipoiltanne allative vipallenne vipoillenne essive vippananne vippoinanne translative vipaksenne vipoiksenne abessive vipattanne vipoittanne instructive — — comitative — vippoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vippansa vippansa accusative nom. vippansa vippansa gen. vippansa genitive vippansa vippojensa vippainsa rare partitive vippaansa vippojaan vippojansa inessive vipassaan vipassansa vipoissaan vipoissansa elative vipastaan vipastansa vipoistaan vipoistansa illative vippaansa vippoihinsa adessive vipallaan vipallansa vipoillaan vipoillansa ablative vipaltaan vipaltansa vipoiltaan vipoiltansa allative vipalleen vipallensa vipoilleen vipoillensa essive vippanaan vippanansa vippoinaan vippoinansa translative vipakseen vipaksensa vipoikseen vipoiksensa abessive vipattaan vipattansa vipoittaan vipoittansa instructive — — comitative — vippoineen vippoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• puuterivippa

Further reading

• “vippa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• vippet

Verb

vippa

1. inflection of vippe:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vippa f

1. definite singular of vippe

Swedish

Verb

vippa (present vippar, preterite vippade, supine vippat, imperative vippa)

1. to move or tilt back and forth (with small, jerky movements); to seesaw, to teeter, to bob
   1. to wag (of the tails of some birds, like wagtails, due to the motion)

      Sädesärlan gick runt och vippade

      The wagtail was walking around, wagging its tail

2. (with a particle like ut (“out”)) to tip, to spill (from notion of lost balance)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vippa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	vippa		vippas
supine	vippat		vippats
imperative	vippa		—
imper. plural1	vippen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	vippar	vippade	vippas	vippades
ind. plural1	vippa	vippade	vippas	vippades
subjunctive2	vippe	vippade	vippes	vippades
present participle		vippande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• kattvippa
• på vippen

See also

• stjärt

Noun

vippa c

1. a puff (like a powder puff, also used of feather dusters)

   Synonyms: (powder puff) pudervippa, (feather duster) dammvippa

2. (botany) a panicle
3. (electronics) a latch, a flip-flop

Declension

Declension of vippa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vippa	vippas
	definite	vippan	vippans
plural	indefinite	vippor	vippors
	definite	vipporna	vippornas

References

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