"Kniefall" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Kniefall.ogg
Etymology: Knie + Fall Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Kniefall m (strong, genitive Kniefalles or Kniefalls, plural Kniefälle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Kniefalles [genitive], Kniefalls [genitive], Kniefälle [plural], strong [table-tags], Kniefall [nominative, singular], Kniefälle [definite, nominative, plural], Kniefalles [genitive, singular], Kniefalls [genitive, singular], Kniefälle [definite, genitive, plural], Kniefall [dative, singular], Kniefalle [dative, singular], Kniefällen [dative, definite, plural], Kniefall [accusative, singular], Kniefälle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. genuflection, kneeling Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kniefall-de-noun-RzNo5MBB Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. kowtow, bow, show of obeisance Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kniefall-de-noun-HQ0kHnMB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Warschauer Kniefall

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "Knie + Fall",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kniefalles",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefalls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefälle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefalles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefalls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefalle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefällen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Kniefall m (strong, genitive Kniefalles or Kniefalls, plural Kniefälle)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Warschauer Kniefall"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "genuflection, kneeling"
      ],
      "id": "en-Kniefall-de-noun-RzNo5MBB",
      "links": [
        [
          "genuflection",
          "genuflection"
        ],
        [
          "kneeling",
          "kneeling"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Alexis Tsipras's government will head to Brussels with their heads held high and make new demands there. But the Eurogroup will not bow down before Athens.",
          "roman": "Die Regierung von Alexis Tsipras wird mit breiter Brust nach Brüssel fahren und dort neue Forderungen stellen. Die Euro-Gruppe wird aber keinen Kniefall vor Athen machen.",
          "text": "Thomas Gitzel, quoted in Der Spiegel, 6 July 2015",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kowtow, bow, show of obeisance"
      ],
      "id": "en-Kniefall-de-noun-HQ0kHnMB",
      "links": [
        [
          "kowtow",
          "kowtow"
        ],
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ],
        [
          "obeisance",
          "obeisance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De-Kniefall.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/80/De-Kniefall.ogg/De-Kniefall.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/De-Kniefall.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kniefall"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Knie + Fall",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kniefalles",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefalls",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefälle",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefalles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefalls",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefalle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefällen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefall",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kniefälle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "expansion": "Kniefall m (strong, genitive Kniefalles or Kniefalls, plural Kniefälle)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Warschauer Kniefall"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "genuflection, kneeling"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genuflection",
          "genuflection"
        ],
        [
          "kneeling",
          "kneeling"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Alexis Tsipras's government will head to Brussels with their heads held high and make new demands there. But the Eurogroup will not bow down before Athens.",
          "roman": "Die Regierung von Alexis Tsipras wird mit breiter Brust nach Brüssel fahren und dort neue Forderungen stellen. Die Euro-Gruppe wird aber keinen Kniefall vor Athen machen.",
          "text": "Thomas Gitzel, quoted in Der Spiegel, 6 July 2015",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kowtow, bow, show of obeisance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kowtow",
          "kowtow"
        ],
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ],
        [
          "obeisance",
          "obeisance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "De-Kniefall.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/80/De-Kniefall.ogg/De-Kniefall.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/De-Kniefall.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kniefall"
}

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