knoop

See also: Knoop

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knoːp/

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• Hyphenation: knoop
• Rhymes: -oːp

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch *knōp, from Proto-Germanic *knaupaz. Cognate with German Knauf.

Noun

knoop m (plural knopen, diminutive knoopje n)

1. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
2. knot (i.e. a loop of string or any other long flexible material which cannot be untied without pulling part of the string through the loops)

   Ik zit in de knoop.

   I'm in a hard spot. / I'm all tied up.

3. (mathematics) knot
4. (nautical) knot (i.e. a unit of velocity, corresponding to traveling a distance of 1 nautical mile per hour)

Derived terms

• achtknoop
• knooppunt
• knoopsgat
• oudewijvenknoop
• verkeersknoop
• vissersknoop

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

knoop

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of knopen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of knopen