kne

See also: kné

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cnēo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”).

Pronunciation

  • (Early ME) IPA(key): /knøː/
  • IPA(key): /kneː/
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

kne (plural knes or kneen)

  1. knee

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”).

Noun

kne n (definite singular kneet, indefinite plural kne or knær, definite plural knea or knærne, genitive knes)

  1. (anatomy) a knee (joint in the leg)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”). Akin to English knee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kneː/

Noun

kne n (definite singular kneet, indefinite plural kne, definite plural knea, genitive knes)

  1. (anatomy) a knee (joint in the leg)

Derived terms

References

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