knüpfen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German knüpfen, from Old High German knupfen; related to Knopf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknʏpfən/,
  • Hyphenation: knüp‧fen
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Verb

knüpfen (weak, third-person singular present knüpft, past tense knüpfte, past participle geknüpft, auxiliary haben)

  1. to tie
  2. to knot
    Er knüpfte eine Schnur an den Drachen.He attached a string to the kite.

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Further reading

  • knüpfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • knüpfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • knüpfen” in Duden online
  • knüpfen” in OpenThesaurus.de