Knicks
See also: knicks
English
editEtymology
editFrom the fictional Diedrich Knickerbocker, a pseudonym of Washington Irving.
Proper noun
editKnicks
- The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association, formerly the New York Knickerbockers of the Basketball Association of America.
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom knicken (“to bend, fold”) + -s.
Noun
editKnicks m (strong, genitive Knickses, plural Knickse)
- curtsey (bow of the knees made by women)
Declension
editDeclension of Knicks [masculine, strong]
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editKnicks
Further reading
edit- “Knicks” in Duden online