"Knie" meaning in German

See Knie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kniː/, [ˈkniːə], [kniː] Audio: De-Knie.ogg
Rhymes: -iː, -iːə Etymology: From 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). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|knie}} Middle High German knie, {{inh|de|goh|kneo}} Old High German kneo, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*kneu}} Proto-West Germanic *kneu, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*knewą}} Proto-Germanic *knewą, {{cog|nds|Knee}} Low German Knee, {{cog|nl|knie}} Dutch knie, {{cog|en|knee}} English knee, {{cog|da|knæ}} Danish knæ, {{cog|sv|knä}} Swedish knä, {{der|de|ine-pro|*ǵnéwo-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwo-, {{der|de|ine-pro|*ǵónu}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu, {{cog|hit|𒄀𒉡|sc=Xsux|tr=genu}} Hittite 𒄀𒉡 (genu), {{cog|la|genū}} Latin genū, {{cog|xto|kanweṃ}} Tocharian A kanweṃ, {{cog|txb|kenī}} Tocharian B kenī, {{cog|grc|γόνυ||knee}} Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), {{cog|xcl|ծունր|}} Old Armenian ծունր (cunr), {{cog|ae|𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨||sc=Avst|tr=žnum}} Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨 (žnum), {{cog|sa|जानु}} Sanskrit जानु (jānu) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,,-:e}} Knie n (strong, genitive Knies, plural Knie or Kniee) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,,-:e}} Forms: Knies [genitive], Knie [plural], Kniee [plural], strong [table-tags], Knie [nominative, singular], Knie [definite, nominative, plural], Kniee [definite, nominative, plural], Knies [genitive, singular], Knie [definite, genitive, plural], Kniee [definite, genitive, plural], Knie [dative, singular], Knien [dative, definite, plural], Knieen [dative, definite, plural], Knie [accusative, singular], Knie [accusative, definite, plural], Kniee [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (anatomy) knee Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Anatomy, Skeleton Synonyms: Knye [obsolete] Derived forms: ins Knie ficken, knietief, Kniegelenk, Kniescheibe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "knie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German knie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "kneo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German kneo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*kneu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kneu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*knewą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *knewą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "Knee"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German Knee",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "knie"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch knie",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "knee"
      },
      "expansion": "English knee",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "knæ"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish knæ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "knä"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish knä",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵnéwo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwo-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵónu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "𒄀𒉡",
        "sc": "Xsux",
        "tr": "genu"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite 𒄀𒉡 (genu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "genū"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin genū",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xto",
        "2": "kanweṃ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tocharian A kanweṃ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "txb",
        "2": "kenī"
      },
      "expansion": "Tocharian B kenī",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "γόνυ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "knee"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "ծունր",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian ծունր (cunr)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨",
        "3": "",
        "sc": "Avst",
        "tr": "žnum"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨 (žnum)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "जानु"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit जानु (jānu)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 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).",
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    {
      "form": "Knies",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniee",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knien",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knieen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-:e"
      },
      "expansion": "Knie n (strong, genitive Knies, plural Knie or Kniee)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-:e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Avestan terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "de:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "All topics",
            "Health",
            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Skeleton",
          "orig": "de:Skeleton",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ins Knie ficken"
        },
        {
          "word": "knietief"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kniegelenk"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kniescheibe"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1903, Würzburger Abhandlungen aus dem Gesamtgebiet der praktischen Medizin, volume 3, Würzburg, page 248:",
          "text": "Auf dem Kniee ruht der rechte Ellbogen, Zeigefinger und Daumen fassen die Sonde von oben.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Martin Hillebrecht, Natascha Hillebrecht, Dehn- und Kräftigungsgymnastik, page 104:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, edited by Karl-Maria Guth, Die Richterin, page 25:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knee"
      ],
      "id": "en-Knie-de-noun-ae9aiLAn",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "knee",
          "knee"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) knee"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "Knye"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kniː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkniːə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kniː]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːə"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Knie.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/De-Knie.ogg/De-Knie.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/De-Knie.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Knie"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ins Knie ficken"
    },
    {
      "word": "knietief"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kniegelenk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kniescheibe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "knie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German knie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "kneo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German kneo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *kneu",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*knewą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *knewą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "Knee"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German Knee",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "knie"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch knie",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "knee"
      },
      "expansion": "English knee",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "knæ"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish knæ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "knä"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish knä",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵnéwo-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwo-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵónu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "𒄀𒉡",
        "sc": "Xsux",
        "tr": "genu"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite 𒄀𒉡 (genu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "genū"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin genū",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xto",
        "2": "kanweṃ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tocharian A kanweṃ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "txb",
        "2": "kenī"
      },
      "expansion": "Tocharian B kenī",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "γόνυ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "knee"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "ծունր",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Armenian ծունր (cunr)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨",
        "3": "",
        "sc": "Avst",
        "tr": "žnum"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨 (žnum)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "जानु"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit जानु (jānu)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 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).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Knies",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniee",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knies",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knien",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knieen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-:e"
      },
      "expansion": "Knie n (strong, genitive Knies, plural Knie or Kniee)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,,-:e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Avestan terms with redundant transliterations",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German neuter nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms derived from Middle High German",
        "German terms derived from Old High German",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "Rhymes:German/iː",
        "Rhymes:German/iː/1 syllable",
        "Rhymes:German/iːə",
        "de:Anatomy",
        "de:Skeleton"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1903, Würzburger Abhandlungen aus dem Gesamtgebiet der praktischen Medizin, volume 3, Würzburg, page 248:",
          "text": "Auf dem Kniee ruht der rechte Ellbogen, Zeigefinger und Daumen fassen die Sonde von oben.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Martin Hillebrecht, Natascha Hillebrecht, Dehn- und Kräftigungsgymnastik, page 104:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, edited by Karl-Maria Guth, Die Richterin, page 25:",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knee"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "knee",
          "knee"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) knee"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kniː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkniːə]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kniː]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iː"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːə"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Knie.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/De-Knie.ogg/De-Knie.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/De-Knie.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "Knye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Knie"
}

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