"Knabe" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈknaːbə/ Audio: De-Knabe.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German knabe, from Old High German knabo, chnabo, from Proto-West Germanic *knabō. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|knabe}} Middle High German knabe, {{inh|de|goh|knabo}} Old High German knabo, {{m|goh|chnabo}} chnabo, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*knabō}} Proto-West Germanic *knabō Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|dim=^chen,^lein,^elein}} Knabe m (weak, genitive Knaben, plural Knaben, diminutive Knäbchen n or Knäblein n or Knäbelein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Knaben [genitive], Knaben [plural], Knäbchen [diminutive, neuter], Knäblein [diminutive, neuter], Knäbelein [diminutive, neuter], weak [table-tags], Knabe [nominative, singular], Knaben [definite, nominative, plural], Knaben [genitive, singular], Knaben [definite, genitive, plural], Knaben [dative, singular], Knaben [dative, definite, plural], Knaben [accusative, singular], Knaben [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (dated, now literary, humorous or Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland and US) knave, boy, lad Tags: Austria, dated, literary, masculine, weak Categories (topical): Children Derived forms: Chorknabe (english: choirboy) [masculine], Musterknabe (english: goody-goody), Prügelknabe (english: whipping boy) [masculine]

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Knabe meaning in German (4.1kB)

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      "english": "goody-goody",
      "word": "Musterknabe"
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        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
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        "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "German terms with audio links",
        "German terms with quotations",
        "German weak nouns",
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