knie

See also: Knie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch knie.

Noun

knie (plural knieë)

1. knee

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cnie, from Old Dutch *cnio, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kni/

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• Hyphenation: knie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

knie f (plural knieën, diminutive knietje n)

1. A knee.
2. (chiefly diminutive) A kneeing, a prod or blow with the knee.

Derived terms

• evenknie
• kniebeschermer
• kniebroek
• kniediep
• kniebuiging
• kniegebed
• knieholte
• kniehoogte
• kniekous
• knielaarzen
• knieoperatie
• knieschijf
• knieval
• kunstknie
• voetbalknie

Related terms

• knielen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: knie

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kniː], [ˈkniːə]

Verb

knie

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of knien.
2. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of knien.
3. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular subjunctive I of knien.
4. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular subjunctive I of knien.