Zipf

English

Etymology

From the German surname, from the noun Zipf (“peak, corner, point”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪpf/, /ˈzɪf/

Proper noun

Zipf

  1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German zipf, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tuppijô, *tuppijǭ (“tip”), a diminutive of *tuppaz.

Cognate with Dutch tip, Saterland Frisian Tip, English tip, Icelandic typpi. Also compare Zopf and Zapfen.

Noun

Zipf m (strong, genitive Zipfes or Zipfs, plural Zipfe)

  1. (Bavaria, Austria) tip, peak, corner
  2. (Austria, obsolete) bore (boring person)
Declension
Declension of Zipf [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zipf die Zipfe
genitive eines des Zipfes, Zipfs der Zipfe
dative einem dem Zipf, Zipfe1 den Zipfen
accusative einen den Zipf die Zipfe

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → Czech: cyp

Proper noun

Zipf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zipfs or (with an article) Zipf, feminine genitive Zipf, plural Zipfs)

  1. a habitational surname

Further reading

  • “Zipf” in Duden online

Etymology 2

Noun

Zipf m (strong, genitive Zipfes or Zipfs, no plural)

  1. (Central Germany, Southern Germany) pip (respiratory disease of birds)
Declension
Declension of Zipf [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Zipf
genitive eines des Zipfes, Zipfs
dative einem dem Zipf, Zipfe1
accusative einen den Zipf

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

  • “Zipf” in Duden online
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