English edit

Etymology edit

German surname, from the noun Zipf (peak, corner, point).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Zipf

  1. A surname from German.

Derived terms edit

German edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German zipf, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tuppijô, *tuppijǭ (tip), a diminutive of *tuppaz.

Cognate with Dutch tip, Saterland Frisian Tip, English tip, Icelandic typpi. Also compare Zopf and Zapfen.

Noun edit

Zipf m (strong, genitive Zipfes or Zipfs, plural Zipfe)

  1. (Bavaria, Austria) tip, peak, corner
  2. (Austria, obsolete) bore (boring person)
Declension edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Czech: cyp

Proper noun edit

Zipf m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Zipfs or (with an article) Zipf, feminine genitive Zipf, plural Zipfs)

  1. a habitational surname

Further reading edit

  • Zipf” in Duden online

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

Zipf m (strong, genitive Zipfes or Zipfs, no plural)

  1. (central Germany, Southern German) pip (respiratory disease of birds)
Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Zipf” in Duden online