"Knan" meaning in German

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Noun

Forms: Knans [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Knan [nominative, singular], Knans [genitive, singular], Knan [dative, singular], Knan [accusative, singular]
Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Knan m (strong, genitive Knans, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. (obsolete, regional) dad, da, pops Tags: masculine, no-plural, obsolete, regional, strong
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  "lang_code": "de",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "My dad (which is what we call a father in the Spessart) has his palace just like any other.",
          "ref": "1668, Grimmelshausen, Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch, I",
          "text": "Mein Knan (dann alſo nennet man die Vaͤtter im Speſſert) hatte einen eignen Pallaſt/ ſo wol als ein anderer […].",
          "translation": "My dad (which is what we call a father in the Spessart) has his palace just like any other.",
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        ],
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          "pops",
          "pops"
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        "(obsolete, regional) dad, da, pops"
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        "regional",
        "strong"
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    },
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    {
      "form": "Knan",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German nouns",
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        "German uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Regional German"
      ],
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