lijp

Dutch

Alternative forms

• leip

Etymology

Possibly from the Yiddish surnames לייפּ (leyp), לייב (leyb), if originally used as a slur against Jews. Related to the surnames Leib, Leip, and Löwe, all with the meaning "lion".

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯p

Adjective

lijp (comparative lijper, superlative lijpst)

1. (Netherlands, Antwerp slang) foolish, crazy
2. (Netherlands) dangerous, risky

Declension

Declension of lijp
uninflected	lijp
inflected	lijpe
comparative	lijper
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		lijp	lijper	het lijpst het lijpste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lijpe	lijpere	lijpste
	n. sing.	lijp	lijper	lijpste
	plural	lijpe	lijpere	lijpste
definite		lijpe	lijpere	lijpste
partitive		lijps	lijpers	—

Derived terms

• lijpheid
• lijpo

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leib”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 417.

Anagrams

• pijl