Knopp

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See also: knopp and knòpp

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knopp.

Proper noun

Knopp (plural Knopps)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Knopp is the 8080th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4103 individuals. Knopp is most common among White (96.73%) individuals.

Further reading

East Central German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare German Knopf.

Noun

Knopp m (plural Knepp)

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) button (fastener)
  2. (Erzgebirgisch) button (mechanical device)
  3. (Erzgebirgisch) stud, knob, e.g. a doorknob
  4. (Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) small, cheeky child

Further reading

  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 74:

German

Etymology

From a German Low German and Central German form of standard Upper German Knopf (compare Middle Low German knoppe). Adopted from the dialects into colloquial standard German.

Pronunciation

Noun

Knopp m (strong, genitive Knopps, plural Knöppe)

  1. (colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) Alternative form of Knopf (“button”)
    An meiner Jacke fallen jetz’ alle Knöppe ab.
    All the buttons on my jacket are falling off now.

Declension

Declension of Knopp
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Knopp die Knöppe
genitive eines des Knopps der Knöppe
dative einem dem Knopp den Knöppen
accusative einen den Knopp die Knöppe

Further reading

  • “Knopp” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô (“lump, clod”), related to *knappô (“knob”), *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Knapp.

Pronunciation

Noun

Knopp m (plural Knepp, diminutive Kneppche)

  1. button (fastener)
    En Knopp fun meiner Jacke is abgefall.
    A button on my coat has fallen off.

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