קניִען

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Yiddish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle High German kniewen, from Old High German gikniuwen, kniuwen. Compare German knien, knieen.

Verb

קניִען (knien) (past participle געקניט (geknit))

  1. to kneel
  2. (with צו (tsu) or פֿאַר (far)) to kneel before
Conjugation
References
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קניִען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

קניִען (knienm pl

  1. plural of קני (kni)