Kniee

See also: knieë

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkniːə/

Noun

Kniee n

1. (now nonstandard) alternative spelling of Knie (knee), dative singular of Knie (“knee”)
   • 1842, Homer's Werke von Johann Heinrich Voß. Erster Band: Homer's Ilias, page 572:

     Sprach's, und den blinkenden Speer mit gewaltigem Arme versandt' er,
     Traf, und verfehlte nicht, das Schienbein unter dem Kniee,
     […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (now nonstandard) alternative spelling of Knie (knees), nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Knie (“knee”)
   • 1890, Die gebärden der Griechen und Römer, page 163:

     Allein die übliche Umarmung der Bittsteller war auf die Kniee gerichtet, […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

Spelling the dative singular or plural of Knie with a second -e has been nonstandard since at least the 1996 spelling reform, but the disyllabic pronunciation indicated above is still one of two standard pronunciations (compare Knie).