Chnüü

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Chnei (Graubünden)
• Chneiw (Valais)
• Chnöü (southwest Switzerland)
• Chneu, Chnöi

Etymology

From Middle High German kniu, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /χnyː/

Noun

Chnüü n (plural Chnüü)

1. (Zürich, St. Gallen) knee
   • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:

     Soll i öppe vor dr i d’Chneu falle?

     Am I really supposed to fall to my knees before you?