Zipf
English edit
Etymology edit
German surname, from the noun Zipf (“peak, corner, point”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Zipf
- 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)
Declension edit
Declension of Zipf [masculine, strong]
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)
Further reading edit
- “Zipf” in Duden online
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Zipf m (strong, genitive Zipfes or Zipfs, no plural)
- (central Germany, Southern German) pip (respiratory disease of birds)
Declension edit
Declension of Zipf [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Zipf” in Duden online