blippa

Swedish

Etymology

Affix of blipp +‎ -a. Borrowed from English blip, with onomatopoeic origin.

Verb

blippa (present blippar, preterite blippade, supine blippat, imperative blippa)

  1. To make a short blip sound. [since 2004]
    Coordinate term: pipa
    Datorn blippade till, är det bra?
    The computer blipped, is that good?
  2. To scan with a barcode reader. [since 2007]
    Synonyms: läsa, skanna
    Anna blippar varor snabbare än de andra kassörerna.
    Anna scans items faster than the other cashiers.
  3. (intransitive or transitive) Hold a card or device on a contactless reader, especially a payment card. [since 2015]
    Blippa kortet på läsaren.
    Touch the card on the reader.
    (literally, “Blip the card on the reader.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of blippa (weak)
active passive
infinitive blippa blippas
supine blippat blippats
imperative blippa —
imper. plural1 blippen —
present past present past
indicative blippar blippade blippas blippades
ind. plural1 blippa blippade blippas blippades
subjunctive2 blippe blippade blippes blippades
present participle blippande
past participle —

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

References

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