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)

1. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
2. 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.

3. (mathematics) knot
4. (nautical) knot (i.e. a unit of velocity, corresponding to traveling a distance of 1 nautical mile per hour)
5. (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

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