knappe
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Adjective
knappe
- inflection of knap:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Verb
knappe
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of knappen
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -apə
Adjective
knappe
- inflection of knapp:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English cnæp; derived from Proto-Germanic *knappô; related to knape.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /knap/
Noun
knappe (plural knappes)
- knob, bump, bud
- lump, bunch
- knot, tie
- (vulgar) testicle
- c. 1425, May no man, line 13:
- but ȝyf he haue a tent of xv enche wyt letheryn knappes
- But if he has a dick with fifteen-inch white leather balls
Descendants
References
- “knap(pe, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 April 2018.
Etymology 2
Possibly onomatopoeic.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈknap(ə)/
Noun
knappe
Related terms
Descendants
- English: knap
References
- “knap(pe, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 23 April 2018.
Etymology 3
Noun
knappe
- (rare) alternative form of knape
Swedish
Adjective
knappe
- definite natural masculine singular of knapp