Swedish noun

en pippi

dickie-bird, birdie/ˈpɪˌpɪ/

Meaning

dickie-bird, birdie

In Swedish: fågel

Forms

Forms of pippi
Singular, indefinite	en pippi
Singular, definite	pippin
Plural, indefinite	pippiar
Plural, definite	pippiarna

pippi is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor pippi, den stora pippin. Check another noun

Practise pippi

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Is it en pippi or ett pippi?

pippi in a sentence

Mamma, kolla! Det är en pippi där!
Mom, look! There's a bird there!
ha pippi på något
be crazy about something
få pippi
go crazy
vara rena pippin
be crazy

Questions

What does pippi mean in English?

pippi means “dickie-bird, birdie”.

Is it en pippi or ett pippi?

It is en pippi, and “the dickie-bird” is pippin.

What is the plural of pippi?

The plural of pippi is pippiar, and the definite plural is pippiarna.

Similar words

fågel

Origin

Onomatopoeic, from the tweets made by singing birds.

Nearby common words

pippi is number 6,143 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,139nattklubb a nightclub
6,140torkad dried
6,141regelbundet periodically, regularly, periodically
6,142överdrivet excessively
6,144sminka paint, make up
6,145välkänd well-known
6,146åtrå crave, desire
6,147indragen revoked, involved

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