# klippa
## Faroese
### Verb

klippa (third person singular past indicative klipti, third person plural past indicative kliptu, supine klipt)
* to clip, to cut (hair)

#### Conjugation
## Icelandic
### Verb

klippa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative klippti, supine klippt)
* to cut, to clip
* to shear
* to cut, to (a film)

#### Related terms

* klipping
* klippur

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* klippet
* klipte (simple past)
* klipt (past participle)

### Verb

klippa
* inflection of klippe:
** simple past
** past participle

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse klippa and klyppa.

#### Verb

klippa (present tense klipper, past tense klipte, past participle klipt, passive infinitive klippast, present participle klippande, imperative klipp)
* Alternative form of klippe

### Etymology 2

Through Norwegian Bokmål from Middle Low German.

#### Noun

klippa f (definite singular klippa, indefinite plural klipper or klippor, definite plural klippene or klippone)
* (pre-2012) alternative form of klippe
* definite singular of klippe

### References

* “klippa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* klyppa

### Etymology

Unknown, it could be onomatopoetic. May be akin to Old English clyppan and modern English clip.

### Verb

klippa (singular past indicative klipta, plural past indicative kliptu, past participle kliptr)
* (transitive) to clip, cut
* (about sheep) shear

#### Descendants

Listed are also forms derived from klyppa.
* Icelandic: klippa
* Faroese: klippa
* Norwegian Nynorsk: klippa, klippe, klyppa, klyppe
* Norwegian Bokmål: klippe
* Swedish: klippa
* Danish: klippe

### References

* ↑ “klippe$^2$” in Den Danske Ordbog
* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “klippa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

klippa c
* a cliff, a rock (a cliff, or a rock formation with a cliff or cliffs (a steep rock formation, put differently) – compare how "up on the cliff" makes sense for not being on the actual cliff in English)
    Synonym: (when viewed as a drop) stup
    Segla mot klipporna där bortaSail towards the rocks over there
    en brant klippaa steep cliff/rock (depending on context – describes both images)
* bedrock
    Synonym: berggrund
* (figuratively) a rock (something strong, stable, and dependable – usually a person)
    Synonym: dykdalb
    Han är en klippa som alltid hjälper till när det är problemHe is a rock who always helps out when there's problems
    Så säger ock jag dig att du är Petrus; och på denna klippa skall jag bygga min församlingAnd I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church (Matthew 16:18)

##### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | klippa | klippas |
| singular | definite | klippan | klippans |
| plural | indefinite | klippor | klippors |
| plural | definite | klipporna | klippornas |

##### Related terms

* bergsklippa

##### See also

* rauk

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse klippa, klyppa.

#### Verb

klippa (present klipper, preterite klippte, supine klippt, imperative klipp)
* to cut with scissors, shears, or the like (cut with two blades or the like in a snipping motion), to clip
    Han klippte av tråden med saxenHe cut the thread with the scissors
    Hon klippte ut bilden ur tidningenShe cut the image out of the newspaper
    klippa in en bild i en annaninsert one image (that has been cut out, with scissors or digitally) into another
    Den här saxen klipper dåligtThese scissors cut poorly
** to cut someone's hair
    Jag klippte henne(s hår)I cut her hair (parenthesized part normally redundant)
    klippa pottfrisyr på någongive someone a bowl cut
** (reflexive) to get a haircut (done by someone else or oneself)
    Jag ska klippa mig imorgonI'm getting a haircut tomorrow
    Jag ska klippa pottfrisyrI will get a bowl cut / I will give someone a bowl cut (ambiguous, though the first reading is more likely)
** to shear (a sheep)
    klippa ett fårshear a sheep
** (figuratively) to cut (connections with someone or the like)
    klippa alla band med någoncut all ties with someone
** (figuratively) to do a (repeated) scissors-like motion
    Hästen klippte med öronenThe horse was flicking its ears
    klippa med ögonenblink repeatedly
* (idiomatic) to mow (a lawn), to trim (a hedge), or the like (with any implement)
    Jag klipper gräsetI'm mowing the lawn
* to cut (cease recording activities)
* (film) to cut (edit a film)
    att klippa en filmto edit a movie
* (signal processing) to clip
* (computer graphics, video games) to clip
* (colloquial) to kill
    Klipp honom!Kill him!
* (in "vara klippt") to no longer be any chance for a good outcome
    Får vakterna syn på oss så är det klipptIf the guards spot us, it's over

##### Usage notes

* Klippa is the usual verb for cutting with scissors or shears. Using skära with scissors or shears implies one of the blades is being used like a knife.
* Klippa is also used when cutting hair with a hair clipper or the like.

##### Related terms

* klipp
* klippa till
* klippare
* klippning
* klipsk

##### See also

* knipsa (“snip”)
* skära (“cut with a knife or the like”)
* snagga (“close-crop”)

### References

* klippa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* klippa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* klippa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)