Chnüü

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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)

(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?

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