Knopf

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /knɔpf/, [knɔpf], [knɔpɸ]
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Noun

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

  1. button (fastener)
  2. button (mechanical device)
  3. 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

Derived terms
  • aufknöpfen (“to unbutton”)
  • Knopfloch n (“buttonhole”)
  • Knopfzelle f (“button cell, coin cell”)
  • Rufknopf m
  • Türknopf m (“doorknob”)

Descendants

Proper noun

Knopf ? (genitive Knopfs)

  1. A surname​.

Further reading
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