knipsen

Meaning

1. (weak) to nip; to pinch (particularly so as to pluck or cut off)
2. (weak) to perforate (particularly a ticket, so as to invalidate)
3. (weak) to photograph
4. (weak) to snap one's fingers

Concepts

snap

photograph

punch

👊

take a picture

Synonyms

fotografieren

ablichten

ein Foto machen

einfangen

schießen

ein Foto schießen

auf Zelluloid bannen

Aufnahme machen

Foto machen

aufnehmen

bildlich dokumentieren

abfotografieren

Foto schießen

Auslöser drücken

in den Kasten bekommen

Schnappschuss machen

Bild machen

festhalten

photographieren

Translations

photographier

fotograferen

prendre en photo

φωτογραφίζω

fotoğraf çekmek

zımbalamak

👊

fare una fotografia

تصور فوتغرافيا

fare una foto

kieken

fotografiar

delmek

forare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈknɪpsən/

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: knippen

Cognate with Middle Low German: knīpen

In summary

From the now dated noun Knips (“flip; dab”), itself derived with the northern suffix -s from the verb Middle Low German knippen (“to flip; to slap; to wink”). Compare Dutch knippen. This verb may plausibly be thought to be derived from Middle Low German knīpen (“to squeeze”) (see kneifen), but onomatopoeia has certainly played a role in the development of this root.