kné

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See also: kne, KNe, -kne, and Kné

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, originally from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Pronunciation

Noun

kné n (genitive singular knés, nominative plural kné)

  1. (mainly used in set phrases) a knee
    Synonym: hné

Declension

declension of kné
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kné knéð kné knén
accusative kné knéð kné knén
dative kné knénu knjám knjánum
genitive knés knésins knjáa knjánna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knewą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare Old Saxon knio, Old English cnēow, Old Frisian knī, Old High German kneo, Gothic 𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌿 (kniu).

Noun

kné n (genitive knés, plural kné)

  1. knee

Declension

  Declension of kné (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kné knéit kné knéin
accusative kné knéit kné knéin
dative kné knénu knjám, knjóm knjánum, knjónum
genitive knés knésins knjá knjánna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kné, hné
  • Faroese: knæ
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kne; (dialectal) ne, (h)nje
  • Old Swedish: knǣ
  • Old Danish: knæ
    • Danish: knæ
      • Norwegian Bokmål: kne
  • Gutnish: knei
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