Knust
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Knust (plural Knusts)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knust is the 34073rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 667 individuals. Knust is most common among White (97.15%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knust”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Low German Knuust, from Middle Low German knūst. Compare Dutch knoest and knuist.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Knust m (strong, genitive Knustes, plural Knuste, diminutive Knüstchen n)
- (regional, Northern Germany) heel of bread
- Synonym: (Rhineland, Westphalia) Knäppchen
- 2014, Kirsten Döbler, Im Licht der Weißen Nacht: St. Petersburg-Geschichten, neobooks, →ISBN:
- Als sie das Wachstuch auf dem Küchentisch abgewischt hatte, schnitt sie sich einige Speckscheiben ab und legte sie auf den Knust Brot, den die Mutter am Abend übrig gelassen hatte.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Knust [masculine, strong]
Further reading
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