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Etymology

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Either a frequentative from snippen +‎ -eren, or a denominative from snipper +‎ -en. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪpərən

Verb

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snipperen

  1. (transitive) to cut food into small pieces
    Snipper de ui en bak totdat die glazig is.
    Chop the onion and bake until translucent.

Inflection

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Conjugation of snipperen (weak)
infinitive snipperen
past singular snipperde
past participle gesnipperd
infinitive snipperen
gerund snipperen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular snipper snipperde
2nd person sing. (jij) snippert, snipper2 snipperde
2nd person sing. (u) snippert snipperde
2nd person sing. (gij) snippert snipperde
3rd person singular snippert snipperde
plural snipperen snipperden
subjunctive sing.1 snippere snipperde
subjunctive plur.1 snipperen snipperden
imperative sing. snipper
imperative plur.1 snippert
participles snipperend gesnipperd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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