"knie" meaning in Middle High German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkniə̯/ (note: before 13ᵗʰ CE)
Etymology: Inherited from Old High German kneo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|gmh|goh|kneo|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old High German kneo, {{inh+|gmh|goh|kneo}} Inherited from Old High German kneo, {{inh|gmh|gem-pro|*knewą}} Proto-Germanic *knewą, {{inh|gmh|ine-pro|*ǵónu}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Head templates: {{gmh-noun|g=n}} knie n Inflection templates: {{gmh-ndecl|n.decllemma:kniew}} Forms: strong [table-tags], ein [indefinite, nominative, singular], daȥ [definite, nominative, singular], knie [nominative, noun, singular], diu [definite, nominative, plural], knie [nominative, noun, plural], eines [genitive, indefinite, singular], dës [definite, genitive, singular], kniewes [genitive, noun, singular], dër [definite, genitive, plural], kniewe [genitive, noun, plural], eime [dative, indefinite, singular], dëm [dative, definite, singular], kniewe [dative, noun, singular], dën [dative, definite, plural], kniewen [dative, noun, plural], ein [accusative, indefinite, singular], daȥ [accusative, definite, singular], knie [accusative, noun, singular], diu [accusative, definite, plural], knie [accusative, noun, plural]
  1. knee Tags: neuter Derived forms: kniewen
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Chnüüw"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Cimbrian",
      "lang_code": "cim",
      "word": "khnia"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Knie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "lang_code": "lb",
      "word": "Knéi"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "lang_code": "wym",
      "word": "kni"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "kni",
      "word": "קני"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "kneo",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German kneo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "kneo"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old High German kneo",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*knewą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *knewą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵónu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German kneo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kniewes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kniewe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kniewe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kniewen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "knie n",
      "name": "gmh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.decllemma:kniew"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle High German strong neuter nouns with null plural",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "kniewen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knee"
      ],
      "id": "en-knie-gmh-noun-ae9aiLAn",
      "links": [
        [
          "knee",
          "knee"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkniə̯/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knie"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kniewen"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Alemannic German",
      "lang_code": "gsw",
      "word": "Chnüüw"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Cimbrian",
      "lang_code": "cim",
      "word": "khnia"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "word": "Knie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "lang_code": "lb",
      "word": "Knéi"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "lang_code": "wym",
      "word": "kni"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "lang_code": "yi",
      "roman": "kni",
      "word": "קני"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "kneo",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German kneo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "kneo"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old High German kneo",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*knewą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *knewą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ǵónu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old High German kneo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gmh-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eines",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dës",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kniewes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dër",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kniewe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dëm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kniewe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dën",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kniewen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ein",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "daȥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "diu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "knie",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "noun",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "knie n",
      "name": "gmh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.decllemma:kniew"
      },
      "name": "gmh-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle High German",
  "lang_code": "gmh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle High German lemmas",
        "Middle High German neuter nouns",
        "Middle High German nouns",
        "Middle High German strong neuter nouns with null plural",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle High German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knee"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knee",
          "knee"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkniə̯/",
      "note": "before 13ᵗʰ CE"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knie"
}

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