knibbel

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknɪbl̩/
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Verb

knibbel

  1. singular imperative of knibbeln
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of knibbeln

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *knībola, from knī, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Kniebel.

Pronunciation

Noun

knibbel c (plural knibbels, diminutive knibbeltsje)

  1. knee

Further reading

  • knibbel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011