Dutch edit

 
Linaria cannabina

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch cnuut, cnuyt (jackdaw, crow), from cnoteren, cnueteren, cneuteren (to twitter). Equivalent to an apocope of kneuter.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /knøː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kneu
  • Rhymes: -øː

Noun edit

kneu f or m (plural kneus, diminutive kneutje n)

  1. The common linnet, Linaria cannabina
    Synonyms: heikneuter, kneuter

Further reading edit

Middle Welsh edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kneu

  1. plural of knaw

Mutation edit

Middle Welsh mutation
Radical Soft Nasal Aspirate
kneu gneu kneu / chneu
pronounced with /ŋ̊-/
chneu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.