knoop

See also: Knoop

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /knoːp/
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Hyphenation: knoop
Rhymes: -oːp

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch *knōp, from Proto-Germanic *knaupaz, one of several kn- words related to *knuttô (“knot”). Cognate with German Knauf.

Noun

knoop m (plural knopen, diminutive knoopje n)

button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
knot (i.e. a loop of string or any other long flexible material which cannot be untied without pulling part of the string through the loops)
Ik zit in de knoop.
I'm in a hard spot. / I'm all tied up.
(mathematics) knot
(nautical) knot (i.e. a unit of velocity, corresponding to traveling a distance of 1 nautical mile per hour)
(botany) node, joint

Derived terms

achtknoop
knoopcel
knooppunt
knoopsgat
oudewijvenknoop
schuifknoop
verkeersknoop
vissersknoop
zijn knopen tellen

Descendants

Afrikaans: knoop
- → Kalanga: kunupo
- → Swazi: inkinobho
Berbice Creole Dutch: kunopu
Negerhollands: knop, knoop
→ Munsee: kunóop
→ Papiamentu: kònòpi
→ Sranan Tongo: knopo
- → Lokono: konopo
- → Kari'na: konopu
- → Saramaccan: konopu
→ Unami: kënup

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

knoop

inflection of knopen:
1. first-person singular present indicative
2. imperative

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