kippis
Finnish
Etymology
kipp- + -is, from German die Gläser kippen (“knock back the glasses”, literally “tilt the glasses”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkipːis/, [ˈk̟ipːis̠]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ipːis
- Syllabification(key): kip‧pis
- Hyphenation(key): kip‧pis
Interjection
kippis
- cheers!
- Kippis sille!
- Cheers to that!
Synonyms
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Further reading
- “kippis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023