tippa

From Proto-Finnic *tippa. Related to Estonian tiba, Ingrian tippa, Karelian tippa, Ludian ťipp and Veps tipp.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtipːɑ/, [ˈt̪ipːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ipːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tip‧pa

tippa

1. drop (small quantity of liquid, just enough to hold its round shape)

• tippaakaan

• tippaleipä
• tippapullo
• tyrmäystippa
• vesitippa

• papit, tappi

tippa

1. inflection of tippare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• tappi

• tippet

tippa

1. inflection of tippe:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

tippa

1. sharp
2. piercing
3. acute

• tibba

Uncertain, but possibly related to tipp (“tip, edge”), similar to Danish tippe and English tip (sense 2). If so, ultimately from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“top”).

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tippa (present tippar, preterite tippade, supine tippat, imperative tippa)

1. to topple; to cause to fall over
2. to tip, to make leaning; as to make something on top or within to fall off/fall out of
3. to make a guess about the future

   Jag tippar att Sverige inte kommer vinna nästa fotbolls-VM heller.

   My guess is that Sweden won't win the next World Cup in soccer either.

4. to gamble, based on guesses about the future as above

• soptipp
• tipp
• tippning
• tippvagn
• tips
• tipsa