nipan
Finnish
Noun
nipan nwy
- genitive singular of nippa
Anagrams
Iranun
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nipən.
Noun
nipan
Old English
Etymology
Uncertain. Has been connected with Lithuanian niáukti (“to become overcast, gloomy”), via a hypothetical English pre-form *(kʷ)niaukʷ-;[1] however, this is rather ad hoc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniː.pɑn/
Verb
nīpan
- to grow dark, darken
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- nīpeð nihtsċūa, · norþan onsendeð
hrēo hæġlfare · hæleþum on andan.- night-shade darkens, sends from the north
a heartless hail-march to the men in wrath.
- night-shade darkens, sends from the north
Conjugation
Conjugation of nīpan (strong, class I)
infinitive | nīpan | nīpenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | nīpe | nāp |
second person singular | nīpst | nipe |
third person singular | nīpþ | nāp |
plural | nīpaþ | nipon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | nīpe | nipe |
plural | nīpen | nipen |
imperative | ||
singular | nīp | |
plural | nīpaþ | |
participle | present | past |
nīpende | (ġe)nipen |
Derived terms
Related terms
- ġenāpan
- ġenip