sip

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See also: Sip, SIP, -sip, síp, Síp, şip, šíp, and сип

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English sippen, of uncertain origin. Compare with Low German sippen (to sip). Possibly from a variant of Middle English suppen (to drink, sip) (see sup) or perhaps from Old English sipian, sypian (to take in moisture, soak, macerate), from Proto-Germanic *sipōną (to drip, trickle), from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (to pour out, trickle, leak out). Compare also Old High German supfen (to drink, sip), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (to sip, intake).

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Noun

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sip (plural sips)

  1. A small mouthful of drink
  2. An event at which people drink alcohol in small, usually sub-intoxicating amounts.
    • 1985 April 20, Joseph Beam, “Black Men Loving Black Men: The Revolutionary Act of the Eighties”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
      Earl is always a good time. His appearance at parties, whether it's a smart cocktail sip or a basement gig, is mandatory.

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Verb

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sip (third-person singular simple present sips, present participle sipping, simple past and past participle sipped)

  1. (transitive) To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.
  2. (intransitive) To drink a small quantity.
    • 1697, Virgil, “The Second Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [], London: [] Jacob Tonson, [], →OCLC:
      [She] rais'd it to her mouth with sober grace; / Then, sipping, offered to the next in place.
  3. To taste the liquor of; to drink out of.
    • 1697, Virgil, “The Fourth Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. [], London: [] Jacob Tonson, [], →OCLC:
      They skim the floods, and sip the purple flowers.
  4. (Scotland, US, dated) Alternative form of seep
  5. (figurative) To consume slowly.
    • 1995, Richard North, Life on a Modern Planet: A Manifesto for Progress[1], Manchester University Press, →ISBN, page 80:
      Sales of lightbulbs which sip electricity, and whose increased cost in the shops is easily paid for over their lifetime, used to double every year; in 1990/1991, they leapt sevenfold.
    • 2008 July 3, “The presidential election: White men can vote”, in The Economist[2]:
      It makes a small car, the Chevy Cobalt, which sips petrol in moderation and is therefore selling well.
    • 2014 October 20, Erik Hyrkas, "Energy Vampires are Attacking Your Home – Here’s How to Stop Them" (Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy)
      Even when turned off, these devices can idly sip electricity from your outlet costing you money.

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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sip

  1. (informal) yep

Dutch

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sip (comparative sipper, superlative sipst)

  1. sad, subdued
    Synonyms: droevig, treurig

Declension

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Declension of sip
uninflected sip
inflected sippe
comparative sipper
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial sip sipper het sipst
het sipste
indefinite m./f. sing. sippe sippere sipste
n. sing. sip sipper sipste
plural sippe sippere sipste
definite sippe sippere sipste
partitive sips sippers

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From English safe, from Middle English sauf, safe, saf, saaf, from Old French sauf, saulf, salf (safe), from Latin salvus (whole, safe), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (whole, every).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪp]
  • Hyphenation: sip

Adjective

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sip

  1. (colloquial) safe.
    1. not in danger; out of harm's reach.
      Synonym: aman
    2. free from risk.
      Synonym: terjamin
    3. reliable.
      Synonyms: mantap, elok, baik, sempurna

Further reading

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English zip.

Noun

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sip f (genitive singular sipe, nominative plural sipeanna)

  1. zip, zipper, zip fastener

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sip ship
after an, tsip
not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Possibly a calque of English yep.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsip/ [ˈsip]
  • Rhymes: -ip
  • Syllabification: sip

Interjection

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sip

  1. (informal, neologism) yep, yeah, uh-huh

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English ship.

Noun

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sip

  1. ship