Dutch

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Linaria cannabina

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

Further reading

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Middle Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kneu

  1. plural of knaw

Mutation

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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.