klippa

Faroese

Verb

klippa (third person singular past indicative klipti, third person plural past indicative kliptu, supine klipt)

1. to clip, to cut (hair)

Conjugation

Conjugation of klippa (group v-9nn)
infinitive	klippa
supine	klipt
participle (a39)1	klippandi	kliptur
	present	past
first singular	klippi	klipti
second singular	klippir	klipti
third singular	klippir	klipti
plural	klippa	kliptu
	imperative
singular	klipp!
plural	klippið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Verb

klippa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative klippti, supine klippt)

1. to cut, to clip
2. to shear
3. to cut, to edit (a film)

Conjugation

klippa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að klippa
supine (sagnbót)		klippt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		klippandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég klippi	við klippum	present (nútíð)	ég klippi	við klippum
	þú klippir	þið klippið		þú klippir	þið klippið
	hann, hún, það klippir	þeir, þær, þau klippa		hann, hún, það klippi	þeir, þær, þau klippi
past (þátíð)	ég klippti	við klipptum	past (þátíð)	ég klippti	við klipptum
	þú klipptir	þið klipptuð		þú klipptir	þið klipptuð
	hann, hún, það klippti	þeir, þær, þau klipptu		hann, hún, það klippti	þeir, þær, þau klipptu
imperative (boðháttur)	klipp (þú)	klippið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	klipptu	klippiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

klippast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að klippast
supine (sagnbót)		klippst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		klippandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég klippist	við klippumst	present (nútíð)	ég klippist	við klippumst
	þú klippist	þið klippist		þú klippist	þið klippist
	hann, hún, það klippist	þeir, þær, þau klippast		hann, hún, það klippist	þeir, þær, þau klippist
past (þátíð)	ég klipptist	við klipptumst	past (þátíð)	ég klipptist	við klipptumst
	þú klipptist	þið klipptust		þú klipptist	þið klipptust
	hann, hún, það klipptist	þeir, þær, þau klipptust		hann, hún, það klipptist	þeir, þær, þau klipptust
imperative (boðháttur)	klippst (þú)	klippist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	klippstu	klippisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

klipptur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	klipptur	klippt	klippt		klipptir	klipptar	klippt
accusative (þolfall)	klipptan	klippta	klippt		klippta	klipptar	klippt
dative (þágufall)	klipptum	klipptri	klipptu		klipptum	klipptum	klipptum
genitive (eignarfall)	klippts	klipptrar	klippts		klipptra	klipptra	klipptra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	klippti	klippta	klippta		klipptu	klipptu	klipptu
accusative (þolfall)	klippta	klipptu	klippta		klipptu	klipptu	klipptu
dative (þágufall)	klippta	klipptu	klippta		klipptu	klipptu	klipptu
genitive (eignarfall)	klippta	klipptu	klippta		klipptu	klipptu	klipptu

Related terms

• klipping
• klippur

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• klippet
• klipte (simple past)
• klipt (past participle)

Verb

klippa

1. inflection of klippe:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse klippa and klyppa.

Verb

klippa (present tense klipper, past tense klipte, past participle klipt, passive infinitive klippast, present participle klippande, imperative klipp)

1. Alternative form of klippe

Etymology 2

Through Norwegian Bokmål from Middle Low German.

Noun

klippa f (definite singular klippa, indefinite plural klipper or klippor, definite plural klippene or klippone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of klippe
2. definite singular of klippe

References

• “klippa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• klyppa

Etymology

Unknown, it could be onomatopoetic. May be akin to Old English clyppan and modern English clip.

Verb

klippa (singular past indicative klipta, plural past indicative kliptu, past participle kliptr)

1. (transitive) to clip, cut
2. (about sheep) shear

Conjugation

Conjugation of klippa — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	klippa
present participle	klippandi
past participle	kliptr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	klippi	klipta
2nd-person singular	klippir	kliptir
3rd-person singular	klippir	klipti
1st-person plural	klippum	kliptum
2nd-person plural	klippið	kliptuð
3rd-person plural	klippa	kliptu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	klippa	klipta
2nd-person singular	klippir	kliptir
3rd-person singular	klippi	klipti
1st-person plural	klippim	kliptim
2nd-person plural	klippið	kliptið
3rd-person plural	klippi	klipti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	klipp, klippi
1st-person plural	klippum
2nd-person plural	klippið

Conjugation of klippa — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	klippask
present participle	klippandisk
past participle	klippzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	klippumk	kliptumk
2nd-person singular	klippisk	kliptisk
3rd-person singular	klippisk	kliptisk
1st-person plural	klippumsk	kliptumsk
2nd-person plural	klippizk	kliptuzk
3rd-person plural	klippask	kliptusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	klippumk	kliptumk
2nd-person singular	klippisk	kliptisk
3rd-person singular	klippisk	kliptisk
1st-person plural	klippimsk	kliptimsk
2nd-person plural	klippizk	kliptizk
3rd-person plural	klippisk	kliptisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	klippsk, klippisk
1st-person plural	klippumsk
2nd-person plural	klippizk

Descendants

Listed are also forms derived from klyppa.

• Icelandic: klippa
• Faroese: klippa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klippa, klippe, klyppa, klyppe
• Norwegian Bokmål: klippe
• Swedish: klippa
• Danish: klippe

References

• “klippa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Dovers vita klippor

en klippa som reser sig ur havet

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Noun

klippa c

1. a cliff, a rock (a cliff, or a rock formation with a cliff or cliffs (a steep rock formation, put differently) – compare how "up on the cliff" makes sense for not being on the actual cliff in English)

   Synonym: (when viewed as a drop) stup

   Segla mot klipporna där borta

   Sail towards the rocks over there

   en brant klippa

   a steep cliff/rock (depending on context – describes both images)

2. bedrock

   Synonym: berggrund

3. (figuratively) a rock (something strong, stable, and dependable – usually a person)

   Synonym: dykdalb

   Han är en klippa som alltid hjälper till när det är problem

   He is a rock who always helps out when there's problems

   Så säger ock jag dig att du är Petrus; och på denna klippa skall jag bygga min församling

   And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church (Matthew 16:18)

Declension

Declension of klippa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	klippa	klippan	klippor	klipporna
Genitive	klippas	klippans	klippors	klippornas

Related terms

• bergsklippa

See also

• rauk

Etymology 2

From Old Norse klippa, klyppa.

Verb

klippa (present klipper, preterite klippte, supine klippt, imperative klipp)

1. to cut with scissors, shears, or the like (cut with two blades or the like in a snipping motion), to clip

   Han klippte av tråden med saxen

   He cut the thread with the scissors

   Hon klippte ut bilden ur tidningen

   She cut the image out of the newspaper

   klippa in en bild i en annan

   insert one image (that has been cut out, with scissors or digitally) into another

   Den här saxen klipper dåligt

   These scissors cut poorly

   1. to cut someone's hair

      Jag klippte henne(s hår)

      I cut her hair (parenthesized part normally redundant)

      klippa pottfrisyr på någon

      give someone a bowl cut

   2. (reflexive) to get a haircut (done by someone else or oneself)

      Jag ska klippa mig imorgon

      I'm getting a haircut tomorrow

      Jag ska klippa pottfrisyr

      I will get a bowl cut / I will give someone a bowl cut (ambiguous, though the first reading is more likely)

   3. to shear (a sheep)

      klippa ett får

      shear a sheep

   4. (figuratively) to cut (connections with someone or the like)

      klippa alla band med någon

      cut all ties with someone

   5. (figuratively) to do a (repeated) scissors-like motion

      Hästen klippte med öronen

      The horse was flicking its ears

      klippa med ögonen

      blink repeatedly

2. (idiomatic) to mow (a lawn), to trim (a hedge), or the like (with any implement)

   Jag klipper gräset

   I'm mowing the lawn

3. to cut (cease recording activities)
4. (film) to cut (edit a film)

   att klippa en film

   to edit a movie

5. (signal processing) to clip
6. (computer graphics, video games) to clip
7. (colloquial) to kill

   Klipp honom!

   Kill him!

8. (in "vara klippt") to no longer be any chance for a good outcome

   Får vakterna syn på oss så är det klippt

   If the guards spot us, it's over

Usage notes

• Klippa is the usual verb for cutting with scissors or shears. Using skära with scissors or shears implies one of the blades is being used like a knife.
• Klippa is also used when cutting hair with a hair clipper or the like.

Conjugation

Conjugation of klippa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	klippa		klippas
Supine	klippt		klippts
Imperative	klipp		—
Imper. plural1	klippen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	klipper	klippte	klipps, klippes	klipptes
Ind. plural1	klippa	klippte	klippas	klipptes
Subjunctive2	klippe	klippte	klippes	klipptes
	Participles
Present participle	klippande
Past participle	klippt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• klipp
• klippa till
• klippare
• klippning
• klipsk

See also

• knipsa (“snip”)
• skära (“cut with a knife or the like”)
• snagga (“close-crop”)

References

• klippa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• klippa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• klippa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)