knipsa

Swedish

Etymology

Likely borrowed from German knipsen, from Middle Low German knippen, from Proto-Germanic *knippōną. Probably related, more distantly, to knipa and nypa.

Verb

knipsa (present knipsar, preterite knipsade, supine knipsat, imperative knipsa)

  1. snip

Conjugation

Conjugation of knipsa (weak)
active passive
infinitive knipsa knipsas
supine knipsat knipsats
imperative knipsa
imper. plural1 knipsen
present past present past
indicative knipsar knipsade knipsas knipsades
ind. plural1 knipsa knipsade knipsas knipsades
subjunctive2 knipse knipsade knipses knipsades
present participle knipsande
past participle knipsad

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

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