knoet
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ut
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr (“knot”).
Noun edit
knoet m (plural knoeten, diminutive knoetje n)
Etymology 2 edit
Possibly from kornoet, an archaic form of kornuit.
Noun edit
knoet m (plural knoeten, diminutive knoetje n)
- term of abuse for persons from Westphalia and Northern Germany
- boor, churl
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
knoet f (plural knoeten, diminutive knoetje n)
- Alternative form of knot
References edit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]