nipen

Brooke's Point Palawano

Noun

nipen

1. (anatomy) tooth

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *nīpan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnīpan.

Verb

nipen

1. to pinch, to squeeze

Inflection

Strong class 1
Infinitive	nipen
3rd sg. past	nêep
3rd pl. past	nēpen
Past participle	genēpen
Infinitive	nipen
In genitive	nipens
In dative	nipene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	nipe	nêep
2nd singular	nijps, nipes	nēeps, nēpes
3rd singular	nijpt, nipet	nêep
1st plural	nipen	nēpen
2nd plural	nijpt, nipet	nēept, nēpet
3rd plural	nipen	nēpen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	nipe	nēpe
2nd singular	nijps, nipes	nēpes
3rd singular	nipe	nēpe
1st plural	nipen	nēpen
2nd plural	nijpt, nipet	nēpet
3rd plural	nipen	nēpen
Imperative	Present
Singular	nijp, nipe
Plural	nijpt, nipet
	Present	Past
Participle	nipende	genēpen

Descendants

• Dutch: nijpen
• Limburgish: niepe

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nipen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN