knippen

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) to cut with scissors
2. (transitive) to cut (remove an item and place it in memory for later use)
3. (archaic, transitive) to make a pinching movement, especially with one's eyelids; thus, to blink
4. (intransitive, transitive) to snap one's fingers

Noun

plural of knip

knip

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of knippen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of knippen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of knippen:

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Sinonieme

snoeien

scheren

doorzeven

ponsen

boren

knipperen

doorboren

afsnijden

uitsnijden

castreren

fatsoeneren

slijpen

snijden

steriliseren

stoppen

🛑

Vertalings

shear

cortar

cut

schneiden

découper

cortar

couper

scheren

lochen

👊

tondre

zuschneiden

abschneiden

abscheren

percer

clip

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈknɪpə(n)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: knippen

Verwante met Middle Low German: knippen

Verwante met Nederduits: knippen

Verwante met Duits: kniepen

Verwante met Nederlands: knipperen

In summary

From Middle Dutch knippen, further etymology unknown. Directly related only with Middle Low German knippen. Probably onomatopoeic.
The sense “to blink” may, at least in part, be due to conflation with knijpen (“to squeeze”). Compare de ogen toeknijpen (“to screw up one’s eyes”); also Low German knippen and kniepen both in the sense of “to blink”, German kniepen. See also Dutch knipperen.

Sinne

Ik ga de dorre bladeren van de boom knippen .

I'm going to cut the dry leaves off the tree.