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

Concepten

knippen

scheren

snoeien

boren

doorboren

doorzeven

ponsen

knipperen

fatsoeneren

slijpen

uitsnijden

snijden

stoppen

castreren

steriliseren

afsnijden

Met koppelteken als

knip‧pen

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈknɪpə(n)/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.

Zinnen

Ik ga de dorre bladeren van de boom knippen .

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