Knirps

German

Etymology

Cognate with Low German knirfix, Middle English närvel, maybe also with Swabian knorp, Dutch knorf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knɪʁps/

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Noun

Knirps m (strong, genitive Knirpses, plural Knirpse, diminutive Knirpschen n)

1. little chap
2. folding umbrella

Declension

Declension of Knirps [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knirps	die	Knirpse
genitive	eines	des	Knirpses	der	Knirpse
dative	einem	dem	Knirps, Knirpse1	den	Knirpsen
accusative	einen	den	Knirps	die	Knirpse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Knirps” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Knirps (Junge, Mann)” in Duden online
• “Knirps (Regenschirm, Marke)” in Duden online