Kniee

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See also: knieë

German

Pronunciation

Noun

Kniee n

  1. (now nonstandard) alternative spelling of Knie (knee), Template:dative singular of (knee)
    • 1842, Homer's Werke von Johann Heinrich Voß. Erster Band: Homer's Ilias, page 572:
      Sprach's, und den blinkenden Speer mit gewaltigem Arme versandt' er,
      Traf, und verfehlte nicht, das Schienbein unter dem Kniee,
      []
  2. (now nonstandard) alternative spelling of Knie (knees), plural of Knie (knee)
    • 1890, Die gebärden der Griechen und Römer, page 163:
      Allein die übliche Umarmung der Bittsteller war auf die Kniee gerichtet, []

Usage notes

Spelling the dative singular or plural of Knie with a second -e has been nonstandard since at least the 1996 spelling reform, but the disyllabic pronunciation indicated above is still one of two standard pronunciations (compare Knie).[1]

References

  1. ^ Duden Die deutsche Rechtschreibung, 22nd edition, 2000, page 551 s.v. Knie: "Knie, das; -s, - [ˈkniːə, auch kniː]".