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Danish
Etymology
Cognate with Norwegian knekke, Swedish knäcka. Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare also German knacken (“to crack”).
Pronunciation
Verb
knække (imperative knæk, infinitive at knække, present tense knækker, past tense knækkede, perfect tense or (unofficial) knak)
- (transitive) to break (make a thing fall apart)
- (transitive) to break (break down a person mentally or economically)
- (transitive) to suffer a fracture in
- (transitive) to solve (a problem, a code)
- (intransitive) to crack, break (fall apart)
- (intransitive) to crack, break (shift suddenly)
- (intransitive) to give up
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