Dutch edit

Verb edit

nippe

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of nippen

French edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nippe f (plural nippes)

  1. (often in the plural) cheap and worn-out clothing; frippery

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • German: Nippes

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

German edit

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

nippe

  1. inflection of nippen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Massachusett edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Algonquian *nepyi, from Proto-Algic *nepiʔi (water).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Revived) IPA(key): /ˈnəpˌpə/

Noun edit

nippe

  1. water

References edit

  • A Grammar of the Massachusetts Indian Language (1822)