Pips

German

Etymology

West Central German form replacing obsolete Upper German Pfipfs. From Old High German phiphiz, pipz, from Vulgar Latin pip(p)ita, alteration of Latin pituita. Cognate with Dutch pip, English pip, French pépie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɪps/
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Noun

Pips m (strong, genitive Pipses or Pips, no plural)

  1. (ornithology) pip (bird disease)

Declension

Declension of Pips [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Pips
genitive eines des Pipses, Pips
dative einem dem Pips
accusative einen den Pips
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