knoop
See also: Knoop
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch *knōp, from Proto-Germanic *knaupaz, one of several kn- words related to *knuttô (“knot”). Cognate with German Knauf.
Noun edit
knoop m (plural knopen, diminutive knoopje n)
- button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
- knot (i.e. a loop of string or any other long flexible material which cannot be untied without pulling part of the string through the loops)
- Ik zit in de knoop.
- I'm in a hard spot. / I'm all tied up.
- (mathematics) knot
- (nautical) knot (i.e. a unit of velocity, corresponding to traveling a distance of 1 nautical mile per hour)
- (botany) node, joint
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: knoop
- Berbice Creole Dutch: kunopu
- Negerhollands: knop, knoop
- → Munsee: kunóop
- → Papiamentu: kònòpi
- → Sranan Tongo: knopo
- → Unami: kënup
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
knoop
- inflection of knopen: