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Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German knie, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą. Cognate with German Knie, Dutch knie, English knee, Icelandic hné.
Noun
khnia n or f (plural khniin)
- (Luserna, Sette Comuni) knee
Usage notes
Neuter in Luserna, feminine in the Sette Comuni.
Declension
Sette Comuni:
Declension of khnia – 6th declension
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plural
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indef.
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def.
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noun
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def.
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noun
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| nominative
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an
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de
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khnia
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de
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khniin
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| accusative
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an
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de
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khnia
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de
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khniin
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| dative
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anara
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dar
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khniin
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in
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khniin
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References
- “khnia” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter , Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien