"knikker" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈknɪkər/ Forms: knikkers [plural], knikkertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɪkər Etymology: From knikken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (“to fold, snap”), which is imitative. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|gem-pro|*knikkoną||to fold, snap}} Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (“to fold, snap”), {{onomatopoeic|nl|title=imitative}} imitative Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} knikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)
  1. a marble (toy) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Toys Synonyms (marbles): marbel [masculine], stuiter [masculine]
    Sense id: en-knikker-nl-noun-VNGSvON7 Disambiguation of Toys: 57 5 9 6 7 15 2 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 15 8 24 24 7 19 2 Disambiguation of 'marbles': 63 7 11 7 6 5
  2. various similarly shaped objects, including:
    a billiards ball
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-knikker-nl-noun-L4yo~goq
  3. various similarly shaped objects, including:
    certain seeds
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-knikker-nl-noun-d-jGVchw Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 15 8 24 24 7 19 2 Disambiguation of Dutch onomatopoeias: 20 9 27 19 8 16
  4. various similarly shaped objects, including:
    (humorous) a head, especially a bald skull (typically in kale knikker)
    Tags: humorous, masculine
    Sense id: en-knikker-nl-noun-T-LCKWu5 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 15 8 24 24 7 19 2
  5. (by extension) a lump or stone Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-knikker-nl-noun-WjJy-rvI
  6. (metonymically) (in the plural, absolutely used with definite article: de knikkers) The stakes of a game, deal etc. Tags: masculine, metonymically
    Sense id: en-knikker-nl-noun-HY3D~X1S Categories (other): Dutch metonyms, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 15 8 24 24 7 19 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 8 19 14 10 28 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 8 22 15 7 28 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈknɪkər/ Forms: knikkers [plural], knikkertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɪkər Etymology: From Germanic: the root of knikken 'to nod' + -er. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|gem}} Germanic Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} knikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)
  1. a nodder Tags: masculine Related terms: jaknikker [neuter]
    Sense id: en-knikker-nl-noun-ZPW2o-85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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    }
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