Knopp

See also: knopp

German

Etymology

German Low German and Central German form of standard Upper German Knopf (compare Middle Low German knoppe). Adopted from the dialects into colloquial standard German.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /knɔp/

Noun

Knopp m (genitive Knopps, plural Knöppe)

  1. (colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) Alternative form of Knopf (“button”)
    An meiner Jacke fallen jetz’ alle Knöppe ab.
    All the buttons on my jacket are falling off now.

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