Knie
See also: knie
German
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German knie, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą (compare Low German Knee, Dutch knie, English knee, Danish knæ, Swedish knä), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwo-, a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare Hittite 𒄀𒉡 (genu), Latin genū, Tocharian A kanweṃ (dual), Tocharian B kenī, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), Old Armenian ծունր (cunr), Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨 (žnum), Sanskrit जानु (jānu).
Pronunciation
edit- (singular): IPA(key): /kniː/
- (singular, dated alternative dative): IPA(key): [ˈkniːə]
- (plural): IPA(key): [ˈkniːə], [kniː]
- Rhymes: -iː, -iːə
Audio: (file)
Noun
editKnie n (strong, genitive Knies, plural Knie or Kniee)
- (anatomy) knee
- 1903, Würzburger Abhandlungen aus dem Gesamtgebiet der praktischen Medizin, volume 3, Würzburg, page 248:
- Auf dem Kniee ruht der rechte Ellbogen, Zeigefinger und Daumen fassen die Sonde von oben.
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- 2012, Martin Hillebrecht, Natascha Hillebrecht, Dehn- und Kräftigungsgymnastik, page 104:
- Stellen Sie die Füße schulterbreit mit der ganzen Fußsohle auf den Boden, und drücken Sie die Kniee zusammen. [...] Der Partner setzt sich vor ihre gebeugten Beine und greift an die Außenseite Ihrer Kniee.
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- 2015, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, edited by Karl-Maria Guth, Die Richterin, page 25:
- Dann aber, von dem warmen Atem Stemmas angezogen, schleppte er sich rascher gegen ihre Kniee, auf welche er die Ellbogen stützte, ohne daß sie nur die leiseste Berührung empfunden hätte.
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Usage notes
edit- The spelling Kniee (plural) is proscribed and the spelling Knie is prescribed for both pronunciations, [kniː] and [ˈkniːə].
Declension
editDeclension of Knie [neuter, strong]
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editKnie n (plural Knïe)
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