knokkel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cnokel, from Old Dutch *knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukilaz, a diminutive of *knukô (“bone”) (whence knook). Thus, it is synchronically equivalent to knook (“bone”) +‎ -el (diminutive suffix). Compare English knuckle, German Knöchel, Knochen, Danish kno, Swedish knoge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknɔ.kəl/
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  • Hyphenation: knok‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ɔkəl

Noun

knokkel m (plural knokkels, diminutive knokkeltje n)

  1. finger-joint; knuckle

Synonyms

  • vingergewricht

Westrobothnian

Verb

knokkel (preterite knokklä)

  1. (transitive) rub together, crumple

Synonyms

  • knökkäl
  • knoväl
  • knóväl
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