knoop

Betekenis

Noun

1. (masculine) button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
2. (masculine) knot (i.e. a loop of string or any other long flexible material which cannot be untied without pulling part of the string through the loops)
3. (masculine) knot
4. (masculine) knot (i.e. a unit of velocity, corresponding to traveling a distance of 1 nautical mile per hour)
5. (masculine) node, joint

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of knopen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of knopen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of knopen:

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/knoːp/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch cnôop, from Old Dutch *knōp, from Proto-Germanic *knaupaz, one of several kn- words related to *knuttô (“knot”). Cognate with German Knauf.

Sinne

Arthur en Louis keken toe hoe de leerkracht de knoop ontwarde.

Arthur and Louis watched as the teacher untied the knot.