Polish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) First attested in 1835.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈknu.vjɛ/
  • Rhymes: -uvjɛ
  • Syllabification: knu‧wie

Noun

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knuwie n

  1. (Poznań, agriculture) lower, thicker part of a sheaf or bundle of straw (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Tygodnik Rolniczo-Technologiczny (in Polish), volume 1, number 34, 1835 August 20, page 273

Further reading

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  • Waldemar Wierzba (2013) “knuwie”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 116