knikker

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɪkər/
• Rhymes: -ɪkər

Etymology 1

From knikken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (“to fold, snap”), which is imitative.

Noun

knikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)

1. a marble (toy)
2. various similarly shaped objects, including:
   1. a billiards ball
   2. certain seeds
   3. (humorous) a head, especially a bald skull (typically in kale knikker)
3. (by extension) a lump or stone
4. (metonymically) (in the plural, absolutely used with definite article: de knikkers) The stakes of a game, deal etc.

Synonyms

• (marbles): marbel m, stuiter m

Descendants

• → French: canique
  • → Spanish: canica
• → Papiamentu: kiniki, ninichi

Etymology 2

Germanic: the root of knikken 'to nod' + -er

Noun

knikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)

1. A nodder

Related terms

• jaknikker n

Anagrams

• krikken