Knirps
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Low German knirfix, Middle English närvel, maybe also with Swabian knorp, Dutch knorf.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Knirps m (strong, genitive Knirpses, plural Knirpse, diminutive Knirpschen n)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Knirps [masculine, strong]
References[edit]
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Knirps”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading[edit]
- “Knirps” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Knirps (Junge, Mann)” in Duden online
- “Knirps (Regenschirm, Marke)” in Duden online