Knopf

Borrowed from German Knopf.

Knopf (plural Knopfs)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Knopf is the 12188^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2556 individuals. Knopf is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knopf”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.

• Knopp (only colloquial)

From Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô (“lump, clod”), related to *knappô (“knob”), *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). Cognate with Hunsrik Knopp, Luxembourgish Knapp, Dutch knoop.

• IPA^(key): /knɔpf/, [knɔpf], [knɔpɸ]

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Knopf m (strong, genitive Knopfes or Knopfs, plural Knöpfe, diminutive Knöpfchen n)

1. button (fastener)
2. button (mechanical device)
3. stud, knob, e.g. a doorknob

   Synonym: Knauf

4. (Austria) a simple knot

   Synonyms: Altweiberknoten, Hausfrauenknoten

• aufknöpfen (“to unbutton”)
• knopfartig
• knopfförmig

• → Kashubian: knąpa
• → Russian: кно́пка (knópka)

Knopf m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Knopfs or Knopf, plural Knopfs or Knopfens)

1. a surname

• “Knopf” in Duden online
• “Knopf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache