tippen

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪ.pə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɪpən

tippen

1. to tip (give a gratuity)
2. to tip (give a hint)

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɪpən/, [ˈtɪp(ə)n], [ˈtɪpm̩]

From Middle Low German tippen (“to touch lightly”), from Middle Low German tip (“tip, fingertip”), cognate with English tip. Merged with Central and Low German tippen, dippen, düppen (“to dip, to dab, to tap”), from Proto-Germanic *dupjaną, cognate with tupfen and English dip. The sense “to type” is influenced by English type.

tippen (third-person singular simple present tippt, past tense tippte, past participle getippt, auxiliary haben)

1. to tap, to strike lightly (often repeatedly)
2. (typewriter, keyboard) to type

• abtippen
• antippen
• eintippen
• vertippen

From Tipp, from English tip.

tippen (third-person singular simple present tippt, past tense tippte, past participle getippt, auxiliary haben)

1. to make an informed guess
2. to make a prediction (of a sport result, etc.)