kneu

Dutch
Linaria cannabina

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cnuut, cnuyt (“jackdaw, crow”), from cnoteren, cnueteren, cneuteren (“to twitter”). Equivalent to an apocope of kneuter.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /knøː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: kneu
  • Rhymes: -øː

Noun

kneu f or m (plural kneus, diminutive kneutje n)

  1. The common linnet, Linaria cannabina
    Synonyms: heikneuter, kneuter

Further reading

Middle Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkneʉ̯/

Noun

kneu

  1. plural of knaw

Mutation
Middle Welsh mutation
RadicalSoftNasalAspirate
kneugneukneu / chneu
pronounced with /ŋ̊-/		chneu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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