knobbel

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch knobbe, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *knappô (button), one of many kn- words related to *knuttô (a knot). Compare regional German Knubbel as well as Knopf (button).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knɔbəl/
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  • Hyphenation: knob‧bel
  • Rhymes: -ɔbəl

Noun

knobbel m (plural knobbels, diminutive knobbeltje n)

  1. knob, knot, lump
  2. (figuratively) an aptitude for something

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