knappe

See also: Knappe and knäppe

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

knappe

  1. inflection of knap:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

Verb

knappe

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of knappen

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German

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -apə

Adjective

knappe

  1. inflection of knapp:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. 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)

  1. knob, bump, bud
  2. lump, bunch
  3. knot, tie
  4. (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
  • English: knap
  • Scots: knap (in part)
  • Welsh: cnap
References

Etymology 2

Possibly onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknap(ə)/

Noun

knappe

  1. A vigourous strike or smiting.
Descendants
References

Etymology 3

Noun

knappe

  1. (rare) alternative form of knape

Swedish

Adjective

knappe

  1. definite natural masculine singular of knapp