/kniːpa/
UrsprungFrom Middle Low German knīpen, from Proto-Germanic *knīpaną (“to pinch”).
- to pinch, to squeeze (often two body parts against each other)
“Han knep igen munnen” — He clamped his mouth shut
- common-gendera jam (difficult situation), a pinch (awkward situation)
“De är i knipa” — They are in trouble
- common-gendera common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
Formerkniper(present) · knep(preterite) · knipit(supine) · knip(imperative) · knipa(active, infinitive) · knipas(infinitive, passive) · knipit(active, supine) · knipits(passive, supine) · knip(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · knipen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · kniper(active, indicative, present) · knep(active, indicative, past) · knips(indicative, passive, present) · knipes(indicative, passive, present) · kneps(indicative, passive, past) · knipa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · knepo(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · knipas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)