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Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German knīpen, from Proto-Germanic *knīpaną (to pinch).

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knipa (present kniper, preterite knep, supine knipit, imperative knip)

  1. to pinch, to squeeze (often two body parts against each other)
    Han knep igen munnen
    He clamped his mouth shut
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knipa c

  1. a jam (difficult situation), a pinch (awkward situation)
    De är i knipa
    They are in trouble
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Declension of knipa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative knipa knipan knipor kniporna
Genitive knipas knipans knipors knipornas
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Etymology 2 edit

Onomatopoeic.

 
knipa (bird)

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knipa c

  1. a common goldeneye (bird)
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Declension of knipa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative knipa knipan knipor kniporna
Genitive knipas knipans knipors knipornas

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