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Pipa

Pi-pa

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Pipas
.
(Zool.)
The Surinam toad (
Pipa Americana
), noted for its peculiar breeding habits.
☞ The male places the eggs on the back of the female, where they soon become inclosed in capsules formed by the thickening of the skin. The incubation of the eggs takes place in the capsules, and the young, when hatched, come forth with well developed legs.

Definition 2024

pípa

pípa

See also: pipa, PIPA, pípá, and pipă

Faroese

Noun

pípa f (genitive singular pípu, plural pípur)

  1. pipe

Declension

Declension of pípa
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pípa pípan pípur pípurnar
accusative pípu pípuna pípur pípurnar
dative pípu pípuni pípum pípunum
genitive pípu pípunnar pípa pípanna
Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰiːpa/
  • Rhymes: -iːpa

Etymology 1

From Latin pipa ‎(“pipe”).

Noun

pípa f ‎(genitive singular pípu, nominative plural pípur)

  1. pipe
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

pípa ‎(third-person singular past indicative pípti)

  1. to whistle
  2. to bluster, to be full of hot air
Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • pípa á (to not give a damn about something)

Mandarin

Romanization

pípa (Zhuyin ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄚ˙)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 琵琶

Etymology

From Latin pipa ‎(“pipe”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰʊiːpa/
  • Rhymes: -ʊiːpa

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