knotzn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German knocken (“to squat, to crouch”). Further etymology uncertain, but possibly derived from Middle High German knie (“knee”) or Old High German kneo, knio, kniu, chniu, chneo (“knee”), in which case it would be ultimately from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥nɔt͡sn̩/, [ˈɡ̥no̞t͡sn̩], [ˈɡ̥not͡sn̩]
• Hyphenation: knotzn

Verb

knotzn (past participle knotzt)

1. (reflexive, East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna) to sit down, to get into a lounging position, to squat, to crouch
2. (intransitive, East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna) to lounge, to sit around, to squat, to crouch

Conjugation

Conjugation of knotzn

infinitive	knotzn
	present tense	past tense	subjunctive
1st person sing.	knotz	-	knotzad
2nd person sing.	knotzt	-	knotzast
3rd person sing.	knotzt	-	knotzad
1st person plur.	knotzn	-	knotzadn
2nd person plur.	knotzts	-	knotzats
3rd person plur.	knotzn	-	knotzadn
imperative sing.	knotz
imperative plur.	knotzts
past participle	knotzt

Descendants

• → German: knotzen