knapp
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”).
Noun
knapp m
Inflection
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German
Etymology
From Middle Low German knap, probably related to Old Norse hneppr (“button”) and hneppa (“pinch”), all from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). Cognate with Dutch knap, but of uncertain ultimate origin. Also compare Danish næppe (“hardly at all”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
knapp (strong nominative masculine singular knapper, comparative knapper, superlative am knappsten)
- scarce
- lean (having little extra)
- somewhat less (than)
- ein knappes Jahr
- a little less than a year
- (clothes) short or tight
- a close call, a narrow escape
- Das war knapp. Wir wären fast abgestürzt!
- That was close. We nearly crashed!
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist knapp | sie ist knapp | es ist knapp | sie sind knapp | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | knapper | knappe | knappes | knappe |
genitive | knappen | knapper | knappen | knapper | |
dative | knappem | knapper | knappem | knappen | |
accusative | knappen | knappe | knappes | knappe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der knappe | die knappe | das knappe | die knappen |
genitive | des knappen | der knappen | des knappen | der knappen | |
dative | dem knappen | der knappen | dem knappen | den knappen | |
accusative | den knappen | die knappe | das knappe | die knappen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein knapper | eine knappe | ein knappes | (keine) knappen |
genitive | eines knappen | einer knappen | eines knappen | (keiner) knappen | |
dative | einem knappen | einer knappen | einem knappen | (keinen) knappen | |
accusative | einen knappen | eine knappe | ein knappes | (keine) knappen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist knapper | sie ist knapper | es ist knapper | sie sind knapper | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | knapperer | knappere | knapperes | knappere |
genitive | knapperen | knapperer | knapperen | knapperer | |
dative | knapperem | knapperer | knapperem | knapperen | |
accusative | knapperen | knappere | knapperes | knappere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der knappere | die knappere | das knappere | die knapperen |
genitive | des knapperen | der knapperen | des knapperen | der knapperen | |
dative | dem knapperen | der knapperen | dem knapperen | den knapperen | |
accusative | den knapperen | die knappere | das knappere | die knapperen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein knapperer | eine knappere | ein knapperes | (keine) knapperen |
genitive | eines knapperen | einer knapperen | eines knapperen | (keiner) knapperen | |
dative | einem knapperen | einer knapperen | einem knapperen | (keinen) knapperen | |
accusative | einen knapperen | eine knappere | ein knapperes | (keine) knapperen |
Derived terms
Adverb
knapp
- narrowly, just, barely
- Wir sind knapp pünktlich.
- We’re just in time.
- somewhat less than, almost
- Antonym: gut
- Sein Sohn ist knapp acht Jahre alt.
- His son is just under eight years old/is almost eight years old.
- Es ist knapp sieben Uhr.
- It's just before seven o'clock/almost seven o'clock.
Derived terms
References
- ^ “næppe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Further reading
- “knapp” in Duden online
- “knapp” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “knapp”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle Low German knap, probably related to Old Norse hneppr (“button”) and hneppa (“pinch”), all from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). Cognate with Dutch knap, but of uncertain ultimate origin. Also compare Danish næppe (“hardly at all”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
knapp (comparative knapper, superlative knappest)
Declension
Declension of knapp (see also Appendix:Hunsrik adjectives) | |||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
Weak inflection | nominative | knapp | knapp | knapp | knappe |
accusative | knappe | knapp | knapp | knappe | |
dative | knappe | knappe | knappe | knappe | |
Strong inflection | nominative | knapper | knappe | knappes | knappe |
accusative | knappe | knappe | knappes | knappe | |
dative | knappem | knapper | knappem | knappe |
Derived terms
References
- ^ “næppe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
knapp m (definite singular knappen, indefinite plural knapper, definite plural knappene)
Derived terms
References
- “knapp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
knapp m (definite singular knappen, indefinite plural knappar, definite plural knappane)
Derived terms
References
- “knapp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German knap, whence also German knapp, Danish knap. Further cognate with Dutch knap. Compare also Danish næppe (“hardly at all”).
Adjective
knapp (comparative knappare, superlative knappast)
- scarce, not much of something
- tiden är knapp
- there's not much time
- växa upp under knappa omständigheter
- to grow up under conditions where nothing is abundant
- somewhat less than
- en knapp kilometer
- somewhat less than one kilometer
Declension
Inflection of knapp | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | knapp | knappare | knappast |
Neuter singular | knappt | knappare | knappast |
Plural | knappa | knappare | knappast |
Masculine plural3 | knappe | knappare | knappast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | knappe | knappare | knappaste |
All | knappa | knappare | knappaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”).
Noun
knapp c
- a button (fastener for clothes)
- knäppa en knapp
- fasten/button a button
- sy fast en knapp
- sew on a button
- a button (meant to be pressed)
- (graphical user interface) a button
- a switch (in the form of a button, or sometimes more generally by informal extension, especially for light switches)
- Synonym: strömbrytare
- en ljusknapp / lysknapp
- a light switch
- (botany) an anther
Declension
Declension of knapp | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | knapp | knappen | knappar | knapparna |
Genitive | knapps | knappens | knappars | knapparnas |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: nappi
See also
References
- knapp in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knapp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knapp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English knobbe.
Pronunciation
Noun
knapp (plural knappas)
- A button stuffed with cloth.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 50
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