knipsen

From the now dated noun Knips (“flip; dab”), itself derived with the northern suffix -s from the verb Middle Low German knippen (“to flip; to slap; to wink”). Compare Dutch knippen. This verb may plausibly be thought to be derived from Middle Low German knīpen (“to squeeze”) (see kneifen), but onomatopoeia has certainly played a role in the development of this root.

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɪpsən/

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knipsen (weak, third-person singular present knipst, past tense knipste, past participle geknipst, auxiliary haben)

1. to nip; to pinch (particularly so as to pluck or cut off)
2. to perforate (particularly a ticket, so as to invalidate)
3. to photograph

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• abknipsen
• Knips (backformation; distinct from the term named in the etymology)
• Knipser

• “knipsen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “knipsen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “knipsen” in Duden online