kneu

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cnuut, cnuyt (“jackdaw, crow”), from cnoteren, cnueteren, cneuteren (“to twitter”). Equivalent to an apocope of kneuter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knøː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kneu
  • Rhymes: -øː

Noun

kneu f or m (plural kneuen, diminutive kneutje n)

  1. common linnet (Linaria cannabina)
    Synonyms: heikneuter, kneuter

Further reading

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkneʉ̯/

Noun

kneu

  1. plural of knaw

Mutation

Mutated forms of kneu
radical soft nasal aspirate
kneu gneu kneu / chneu
pronounced with /ŋ̊-/		 chneu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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