knieć

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Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a back-formation from *knietek, from Old Polish knietki, from Middle High German knotchen.[1] Alternatively related to Proto-Slavic *gnětiti (“to kindle”).

Pronunciation

Noun

knieć f

  1. any plant of the genus Caltha
    Hyponym: kaczeniec

Declension

Declension of knieć
singular plural
nominative knieć knieci
genitive knieci knieci
dative knieci knieciom
accusative knieć knieci
instrumental kniecią knieciami
locative knieci knieciach
vocative knieci knieci

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “knieć”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

  • knieć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • knieć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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