knicken

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German knicken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (to fold, snap), which is imitative. Cognate with Dutch knikken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknɪkən/, ,
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  • Rhymes: -ɪkŋ̩
  • Hyphenation: kni‧cken

Verb

knicken (weak, third-person singular present knickt, past tense knickte, past participle geknickt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to crease; to fold; to bend (something that is stable, but not hard, e.g. paper)
  2. (intransitive) to be creased; to be folded; to be bent
  3. (informal) to (deliberately) forget, put out of one's mind
    Morgen Abend? Das kannst du knicken! Ich habe Dienst.
    Tomorrow evening? Forget about it! I have to work.

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Further reading

  • knicken” in Duden online
  • knicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache