Pips

German

Etymology

West Central German form replacing obsolete Upper German Pfipfs. From Old High German phiphiz, pipz, from Vulgar Latin pip(p)ita, alteration of Latin pituita. Cognate with Dutch pip, English pip, French pépie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪps/

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Noun

Pips m (strong, genitive Pipses or Pips, no plural)

1. (ornithology) pip (bird disease)

Declension

Declension of Pips [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pips
genitive	eines	des	Pipses, Pips
dative	einem	dem	Pips
accusative	einen	den	Pips