Yiddish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Middle High German kniewen, from Old High German gikniuwen, kniuwen. Compare German knien, knieen.

Verb edit

קניִען (knien) (past participle געקניט (geknit))

  1. to kneel
  2. (with צו (tsu) or פֿאַר (far)) to kneel before

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קניִען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

קניִען (knienm pl

  1. plural of קני (kni)