kippen
See also: Kippen
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- kippeen (archaic)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Irish cipín (“stick used for planting; matchstick”).
Noun edit
kippen (plural kippens)
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kippen
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
An originally Low German and Central German word of uncertain origin. Possibly derived from Kippe (etymology 1).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kippen (weak, third-person singular present kippt, past tense kippte, past participle gekippt, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (transitive) to tilt [auxiliary haben]
- Wenn du die Kiste kippst, wird der ganze Sand herausrieseln.
- If you tilt the box, all the sand will fall out.
- (transitive) to dump; to pour [auxiliary haben]
- Der Lieferant kippte den Sand einfach vom Laster vor das Garagentor.
- The delivery man simply dumped the sand from the truck in front of the garage door.
- (intransitive) to tip over [auxiliary sein]
- aus dem Anzug kippen ― to be surprised, to be bowled over
Conjugation edit
infinitive | kippen | ||||
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present participle | kippend | ||||
past participle | gekippt | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich kippe | wir kippen | i | ich kippe | wir kippen |
du kippst | ihr kippt | du kippest | ihr kippet | ||
er kippt | sie kippen | er kippe | sie kippen | ||
preterite | ich kippte | wir kippten | ii | ich kippte1 | wir kippten1 |
du kipptest | ihr kipptet | du kipptest1 | ihr kipptet1 | ||
er kippte | sie kippten | er kippte1 | sie kippten1 | ||
imperative | kipp (du) kippe (du) |
kippt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.