knaap
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cnāpe, from Old Dutch cnapo, from Proto-Germanic *knappô (“boy, youth”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnebʰ- (“to press, tighten”). Compare German Knappe, Knabe, English knave, knape, Danish knabe, Icelandic knapi.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- 1982, Rubberen Robbie, "Meneer Tarzan".
- (chiefly in compounds) A servant, helper
- A big one, whopper, said of a creature or an object
Synonyms
Derived terms
- (boy): knapenschenner, knapenstem, koorknaap
- (helper): schildknaap
Categories:
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/aːp
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch masculine nouns