Knirps

German edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Low German knirfix, Middle English närvel, maybe also with Swabian knorp, Dutch knorf.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /knɪʁps/
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Noun edit

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

little chap
folding umbrella

Declension edit

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.

References edit

^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Knirps”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading edit

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

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