khnia

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German knie, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą. Cognate with German Knie, Dutch knie, English knee, Icelandic hné.

Noun

khnia n or f (plural khniin)

1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) knee

Usage notes

Neuter in Luserna, feminine in the Sette Comuni.

Declension

Sette Comuni:

Declension of khnia – 6th declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	an	de	khnia	de	khniin
accusative	an	de	khnia	de	khniin
dative	anara	dar	khniin	in	khniin

References

• “khnia” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien