Knopf

German

Alternative forms

Knopp (only colloquial)

Etymology

From Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô (“lump, clod”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /knɔpf/, [knɔpf], [knɔpɸ]
audio (file)

Noun

Knopf m (genitive Knopfes or Knopfs, plural Knöpfe, diminutive Knöpfchen n)

button (fastener)
button (mechanical device)
stud, knob, e.g. a doorknob

Declension

Declension of Knopf

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knopf	die	Knöpfe
genitive	eines	des	Knopfes, Knopfs	der	Knöpfe
dative	einem	dem	Knopf, Knopfe¹	den	Knöpfen
accusative	einen	den	Knopf	die	Knöpfe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

(knob): Knauf

Derived terms

Terms derived from Knopf

aufknöpfen (“to unbutton”)
Knopfloch n (“buttonhole”)

Knopfzelle f (“button cell, coin cell”)

Türknopf m (“doorknob”)

Descendants

→ Russian: кно́пка (knópka)

Proper noun

Knopf ? (genitive Knopfs)

A surname.

Further reading

Knopf in Duden online

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