Swedish noun · interjection· top 5,000 most common

ett pip

spout, peepAlso the imperative of pipa.

pip as a noun(ett pip)

Meaning

spout; peep

In Swedish: litet rör på kanna att hälla igenom

Forms

Forms of pip
Singular, indefiniteett pip
Singular, definitepipet
Plural, indefinitepip
Plural, definitepipen

pip is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort pip, det stora pipet. Check another noun

pip as an interjection

Meaning

beep; squeak; peep

Practise pip

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Is it en pip or ett pip?

pip in a sentence

  • fågelungens gälla pip
    the shrill cheeping of the young bird (fledgling)
  • Datorn gav ifrån sig ett pip
    The computer emitted a beep
  • Pip hördes från mössen och fågelungarna
    Squeaks were heard from the mice and peeps from the baby birds
  • Vi har inte hört ett pip från dom
    We haven't heard a peep from them [idiomatic]
  • pipen på tekannan
    the spout of the teapot
  • Förr hade mjölkkartonger pip istället för kork
    In the past, milk cartons had a spout instead of a cap
  • trattens pip
    the stem of the funnel
  • Pip! Datorn pep.
    Beep! The computer beeped.
  • "Pip!" sa musen och fågelungen
    The mouse squeaked and the baby bird peeped

Questions

What does pip mean in English?

pip means “spout, peep”.

Is it en pip or ett pip?

It is ett pip, and “the spout” is pipet.

What is the plural of pip?

pip doesn't change in the plural: ett pip, två pip (definite: pipen).

Origin

From Old Norse *pípa.

Nearby common words

pip is number 4,587 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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