knietief
German
editEtymology
editFrom Knie (“knee”) + tief (“deep”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editknietief (strong nominative masculine singular knietiefer, not comparable)
- (literally or figuratively) knee-deep
- 1920, Eduard von Keyserling, Wellen, S. Fischer, page 192:
- Und plötzlich stand der alte Graf da mitten in einem der Beete, knietief in den Gladiolen.
- And suddenly the old count stood there in the middle of one of the garden beds, knee-deep in the gladioli.
- 1920, Eduard von Keyserling, Wellen, S. Fischer, page 192:
Declension
editPositive forms of knietief (uncomparable)
Further reading
edit- “knietief” in Duden online