Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch nipen, from Old Dutch *nīpen, from Proto-West Germanic *hnīpan, from Proto-Germanic *hnīpaną. Likely related to knijpen.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛi̯.pə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: nij‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯pən

Verb edit

nijpen

  1. to pinch, squeeze

Inflection edit

Inflection of nijpen (strong class 1)
infinitive nijpen
past singular neep
past participle genepen
infinitive nijpen
gerund nijpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular nijp neep
2nd person sing. (jij) nijpt neep
2nd person sing. (u) nijpt neep
2nd person sing. (gij) nijpt neept
3rd person singular nijpt neep
plural nijpen nepen
subjunctive sing.1 nijpe nepe
subjunctive plur.1 nijpen nepen
imperative sing. nijp
imperative plur.1 nijpt
participles nijpend genepen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms edit