knapp

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See also: Knapp and knäpp

Elfdalian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”).

Noun[edit]

knapp m

  1. button
  2. knob

Inflection[edit]

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Declension of knapp
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative knapp knappen knapper knappär
accusative knapp knappen knappa knappą
dative knappe knappem knappum knappum(e)
genitive — — — —

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German knap. Cognate with Dutch knap, whose sense "pretty" also occurs in old German attestations and is thought to be derived from "tight" via "tightly fitting" (of a piece of clothing). Further origin unsettled. Also compare Danish næppe (“hardly at all”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /knap/, [knap]
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio (East Central German, Berlin dialect)(file)

Adjective[edit]

knapp (strong nominative masculine singular knapper, comparative knapper, superlative am knappsten)

  1. scarce
  2. lean (having little extra)
  3. somewhat less (than)
    ein knappes Jahr
    a little less than a year
  4. (clothes) short or tight
  5. a close call, a narrow escape
    Das war knapp. Wir wären fast abgestürzt!
    That was close. We nearly crashed!

Declension[edit]

Positive forms of knapp
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist knapp sie ist knapp es ist knapp sie sind knapp
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative knapper knappe knappes knappe
genitive knappen knapper knappen knapper
dative knappem knapper knappem knappen
accusative knappen knappe knappes knappe
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der knappe die knappe das knappe die knappen
genitive des knappen der knappen des knappen der knappen
dative dem knappen der knappen dem knappen den knappen
accusative den knappen die knappe das knappe die knappen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein knapper eine knappe ein knappes (keine) knappen
genitive eines knappen einer knappen eines knappen (keiner) knappen
dative einem knappen einer knappen einem knappen (keinen) knappen
accusative einen knappen eine knappe ein knappes (keine) knappen
Comparative forms of knapp
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist knapper sie ist knapper es ist knapper sie sind knapper
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative knapperer knappere knapperes knappere
genitive knapperen knapperer knapperen knapperer
dative knapperem knapperer knapperem knapperen
accusative knapperen knappere knapperes knappere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der knappere die knappere das knappere die knapperen
genitive des knapperen der knapperen des knapperen der knapperen
dative dem knapperen der knapperen dem knapperen den knapperen
accusative den knapperen die knappere das knappere die knapperen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein knapperer eine knappere ein knapperes (keine) knapperen
genitive eines knapperen einer knapperen eines knapperen (keiner) knapperen
dative einem knapperen einer knapperen einem knapperen (keinen) knapperen
accusative einen knapperen eine knappere ein knapperes (keine) knapperen
Superlative forms of knapp
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am knappsten sie ist am knappsten es ist am knappsten sie sind am knappsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative knappster knappste knappstes knappste
genitive knappsten knappster knappsten knappster
dative knappstem knappster knappstem knappsten
accusative knappsten knappste knappstes knappste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der knappste die knappste das knappste die knappsten
genitive des knappsten der knappsten des knappsten der knappsten
dative dem knappsten der knappsten dem knappsten den knappsten
accusative den knappsten die knappste das knappste die knappsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein knappster eine knappste ein knappstes (keine) knappsten
genitive eines knappsten einer knappsten eines knappsten (keiner) knappsten
dative einem knappsten einer knappsten einem knappsten (keinen) knappsten
accusative einen knappsten eine knappste ein knappstes (keine) knappsten

Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

knapp

  1. narrowly, just, barely
    Wir sind knapp pünktlich.
    We’re just in time.
  2. somewhat less than, almost
    Antonym: gut
    Sein Sohn ist knapp acht Jahre alt.
    His son is just under eight years old/is almost eight years old.
    Es ist knapp sieben Uhr.
    It's just before seven o'clock/almost seven o'clock.

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Hunsrik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German knap. Cognate with Dutch knap, but of uncertain ultimate origin. Also compare Danish næppe (“hardly at all”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

knapp (comparative knapper, superlative knappest)

  1. scarce

Declension[edit]

Declension of knapp (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives)
masculine feminine neuter plural
Weak inflection nominative knapp knapp knapp knappe
accusative knappe knapp knapp knappe
dative knappe knappe knappe knappe
Strong inflection nominative knapper knappe knappes knappe
accusative knappe knappe knappes knappe
dative knappem knapper knappem knappe

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse knappr.

Noun[edit]

knapp m (definite singular knappen, indefinite plural knapper, definite plural knappene)

  1. button

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse knappr.

Noun[edit]

knapp m (definite singular knappen, indefinite plural knappar, definite plural knappane)

  1. button

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Low German knap, whence also German knapp, Danish knap. Further cognate with Dutch knap. Compare also Danish næppe (“hardly at all”).

Adjective[edit]

knapp (comparative knappare, superlative knappast)

  1. scarce, not much of something
    tiden är knapp
    there's not much time
    växa upp under knappa omständigheter
    to grow up under conditions where nothing is abundant
  2. somewhat less than
    en knapp kilometer
    somewhat less than one kilometer
Declension[edit]
Inflection of knapp
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular knapp knappare knappast
Neuter singular knappt knappare knappast
Plural knappa knappare knappast
Masculine plural3 knappe knappare knappast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 knappe knappare knappaste
All knappa knappare knappaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”).

Noun[edit]

knapp c

  1. a button (fastener for clothes)
    knäppa en knapp
    fasten/button a button
    sy fast en knapp
    sew on a button
  2. a button (meant to be pressed)
    Coordinate terms: ratt, spak
    Tryck inte på knappen
    Don't press the button
    1. (graphical user interface) a button
    2. a switch (in the form of a button, or sometimes more generally by informal extension, especially for light switches)
      Synonym: strömbrytare
      en ljusknapp / lysknapp
      a light switch
  3. (botany) an anther
Declension[edit]
Declension of knapp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative knapp knappen knappar knapparna
Genitive knapps knappens knappars knapparnas
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Finnish: nappi
See also[edit]

References[edit]

Yola[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English knobbe.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

knapp (plural knappas)

  1. A button stuffed with cloth.

References[edit]

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 50
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