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Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
knappe
- inflection of knap:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
Verb
knappe
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of knappen
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
knappe
- inflection of knapp:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English cnapa.
Noun
knappe
- Alternative form of knape
Etymology 2
From Old English cnæp; derived from Proto-Germanic *knappô; related to knape.
Pronunciation
Noun
knappe (plural knappes)
- knob, bump, bud
- lump, bunch
- knot, tie
- (vulgar) testicle
c. 1425, May no man, line 13:but ȝyf he haue a tent of xv enche wyt letheryn knappes- But if he has a dick with fifteen-inch white leather balls
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Etymology 3
Possibly onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
Noun
knappe
- A vigourous strike or smiting.
Descendants
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Swedish
Adjective
knappe
- definite natural masculine singular of knapp