sipp

sipp

Maltese

Etymology

    Borrowed from English sip.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sɪp/
    • Rhymes: -ɪp

    Noun

    sipp m (plural sippijiet)

    1. sip

    Swedish

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Low German sipp. Attested since 1734.

    Adjective

    sipp (comparative mer sipp, superlative mest sipp)

    1. prudish, prim
    Declension
    Inflection of sipp
    Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
    common singular sipp mer sipp mest sipp
    neuter singular sippt mer sippt mest sippt
    plural sippa mer sippa mest sippa
    masculine plural2 sippe mer sippa mest sippa
    Definite positive comparative superlative
    masculine singular3 sippe mer sippe mest sippe
    all sippa mer sippa mest sippa

    1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
    2 Dated or archaic.
    3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from English sip. Attested since 1985.

    Noun

    sipp c

    1. sip
    Declension
    Declension of sipp
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite sipp sipps
    definite sippen sippens
    plural indefinite sippar sippars
    definite sipparna sipparnas
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