knippen

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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

schneiden

scheren

ponsen

uitsnijden

fatsoeneren

steriliseren

Frequenz

Mit Bindestrich als

knip‧pen

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈknɪpə(n)/

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.