"Kippe" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪpə/ Audio: De-Kippe.ogg
Etymology: Probably via unattested Middle Low German and Old Saxon forms from Latin cippus (“pole”). The word is attested in early modern German in an Upper German form kipfe and originally meant “top, point”. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{der|de|osx|-}} Old Saxon, {{der|de|la|cippus||pole}} Latin cippus (“pole”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Kippe f (genitive Kippe, plural Kippen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Kippe [genitive], Kippen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Kippe [nominative, singular], Kippen [definite, nominative, plural], Kippe [genitive, singular], Kippen [definite, genitive, plural], Kippe [dative, singular], Kippen [dative, definite, plural], Kippe [accusative, singular], Kippen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. stub, butt (remnant of a smoked cigarette) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Stummel
    Sense id: en-Kippe-de-noun-Ce9xmZuw Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 3 42 38
  2. (colloquial) cigarette Tags: colloquial, feminine Synonyms: Zigarette, Fluppe, Tschick, Ziese
    Sense id: en-Kippe-de-noun-vdqH68gA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɪpə/ Audio: De-Kippe.ogg
Etymology: From the verb kippen (“to tilt, to dump”), which itself might be derived from Kippe (etymology 1, above). Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Kippe f (genitive Kippe, plural Kippen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Kippe [genitive], Kippen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Kippe [nominative, singular], Kippen [definite, nominative, plural], Kippe [genitive, singular], Kippen [definite, genitive, plural], Kippe [dative, singular], Kippen [dative, definite, plural], Kippe [accusative, singular], Kippen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. dump (pile of refuse) Tags: feminine Synonyms: Halde
    Sense id: en-Kippe-de-noun-L-GX0O4b
  2. (chiefly in auf der Kippe) spot where something is tilted or tips over Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Kippe-de-noun-awGMgo2~ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 3 42 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 1 3 71 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 1 2 55 37
  3. (gymnastics) kip Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Kippe-de-noun-d5eicB~b Categories (other): Gymnastics, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 15 1 3 42 38 Topics: gymnastics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: auf der Kippe, Müllkippe
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "gymnastics"
        ],
        [
          "kip",
          "kip"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(gymnastics) kip"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "gymnastics",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɪpə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Kippe.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/De-Kippe.ogg/De-Kippe.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/De-Kippe.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kippe"
}

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