Knötchen

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Noun

Knötchen n (strong, genitive Knötchens, plural Knötchen)

  1. diminutive of Knoten
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 370:
      Es seien die alten Stellen sowohl wie die frische zu sehen gewesen, und „Stränge“ zögen sich von den Bronchien aus ziemlich weit in das Organ hinein, – „Stränge mit Knötchen“.
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