sip

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Translingual

Symbol

sip

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Sikkimese.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Sikkimese terms

English

Etymology

Inherited 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”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭp, IPA^(key): /sɪp/
• Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

sip (plural sips)

1. A small mouthful of drink
2. An event at which people drink alcohol in small, usually sub-intoxicating amounts.

Translations

Verb

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.
3. To taste the liquor of; to drink out of.
4. (Scotland, US, dated) Alternative form of seep
5. (figurative) To consume slowly.
   • 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.

Synonyms

• nurse
• See also Thesaurus:drink

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• seep
• siphon

Anagrams

• IPS, IPs, ISP, Isp, PIs, PSI, SPI, iPS, isp, pis, psi

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsip]

Interjection

sip

1. (informal) yep

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

sip (comparative sipper, superlative sipst)

1. sad, subdued

   Synonyms: droevig, treurig

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

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

• “sip” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Alternative forms

• sip-dhúntóir

Etymology

From English zip.

Noun

sip f (genitive singular sipe, nominative plural sipeanna)

1. zip, zipper, zip fastener

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sip”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sip”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly a calque of English yep.

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

sip

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

See also

• nop

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English ship.

Noun

sip

1. ship