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German
Etymology
A Central German and German Low German word, derived from Middle Low German knobbe (whence also English knob); see Knopf (“button”). Cognate with Dutch knobbel.
Pronunciation
Noun
Knubbel m (strong, genitive Knubbels, plural Knubbel, diminutive Knübbelchen n)
- (regional, northern and central Germany) knob, knot (a swollen or thick spot on something)
- Synonyms: Verdickung, Knoten, Klumpen
Diesen Knubbel hier am Bein hatte ich immer schon.- I've always had this knob here on my leg.
Seitdem mein Mann gestrichen hat, sind hier überall Knübbelchen an der Wand.- Since my husband painted , there are little clumps at the walls everywhere.
- (regional, western Germany) knot (of people)
- Synonym: (formal) Menschentraube
Vor dem kleinen Fernseher stand ein ganzer Knubbel Leute.- A knot of people was standing in front of that small TV.
- (regional, western Germany) a subdivision in certain carnival clubs that are organised on a mock-military basis, equivalent to a platoon
Und jetzt der dritte Knubbel des Stadtsoldatenregiments unter der Leitung von Willi Fischer!- And now the third platoon of the municipal soldier regiment under the direction of Willi Fischer!
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Plautdietsch
Noun
Knubbel m (plural Knubbels)
- lump, bump
- welt, wen
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