knaap
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch cnāpe, from Old Dutch cnapo, from Proto-West Germanic *knappō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
knaap m (plural knapen, diminutive knaapje n)
- boy, usually adolescent.
- (by extension) Any human male, regardless of age
- 1982, Rubberen Robbie, Meneer Tarzan:
- Wie zei daar domme aap? / Pas op je woorden, knaap
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (chiefly in compounds) A servant, helper
- A big one, whopper, said of a creature or an object.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- (boy): knapenschenner, knapenstem, koorknaap, schandknaap
- (helper): altaarknaap, schildknaap
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