UrsprungUncertain, but possibly related to tipp (“tip, edge”), similar to Danish tippe and English tip (sense 2). If so, ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“top”).
- to tip over, to tip
“Jag försöker få den att stå på sidan, men den tippar hela tiden” — I'm trying to make it stand on its side, but it keeps tipping over
“Vi hann ta oss ur bilen innan den tippade över kanten och föll i vattnet” — We managed to get out of the car before it tipped over the edge and fell into the water
- to tilt, to tip (a truck bed or the like)
“Tippa flaket genom att trycka på den här knappen” — Tilt the bed by pressing this button
- sometimesto dump (by tilting a truck bed or the like)
“Bonden tippade av gödslet på gödselstacken” — The farmer dumped ("tipped off") the manure on the dunghill
- to make a guess (often about the future)
“Jag tippar att Sverige inte kommer vinna nästa fotbolls-VM heller” — My guess is that Sweden won't win the next World Cup in soccer either
- to bet (on an outcome, usually on soccer matches)
- to tip (prevent a goal by steering (the ball) in a different direction)
“Målvakten kastade sig och lyckades tippa bollen över ribban” — The goalkeeper threw himself and managed to tip the ball over the bar
Formertippar(present) · tippade(preterite) · tippat(supine) · tippa(imperative) · tippa(active, infinitive) · tippas(infinitive, passive) · tippat(active, supine) · tippats(passive, supine) · tippa(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · tippen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · tippar(active, indicative, present) · tippade(active, indicative, past) · tippas(indicative, passive, present) · tippades(indicative, passive, past) · tippa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · tippade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · tippas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · tippades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)