kneu

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Dutch[edit]

Linaria cannabina

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch cnuut, cnuyt (jackdaw, crow), from cnoteren, cnueteren, cneuteren (to twitter). Equivalent to an apocope of kneuter.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /knøː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kneu
  • Rhymes: -øː

Noun[edit]

kneu f or m (plural kneus, diminutive kneutje n)

  1. The common linnet, Linaria cannabina
    Synonyms: heikneuter, kneuter

Further reading[edit]

Middle Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kneu

  1. plural of knaw

Mutation[edit]

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical Soft Nasal Aspirate
kneu gneu kneu / chneu
pronounced with /ŋ̊-/
chneu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.