knäipen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

The same word as northern Moselle Franconian kneipe, Ripuarian kniepe (“to blink”), from the constant glances to the side. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *knīpan, probably through Middle Dutch knîpen. Cognate with Dutch knijpen, German kneifen and kniepen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknæi̯pen/, [ˈknæˑɪ̯.pən]

Verb

knäipen (third-person singular present knäipt, past participle geknäipt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to copy (from another pupil during a school test)