kneel

Senso (Inglese)

1. (intransitive) To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
2. (intransitive) To sink down so that the entrance is level with the pavement, making it easier for passengers to enter.
3. (transitive) To cause to kneel.
4. (archaic, reflexive) To rest on (one's) knees.

Concetti

inginocchiarsi

umiliarsi

genuflettersi

inchinarsi

stare ginocchioni

inclinarsi

inginocchiare

prostrarsi

abbassarsi

arcuarsi

incurvarsi

ingobbirsi

avere la gobba

inchinarsi con reverenza

mettersi in ginocchio

abbattersi

stare inginocchiato

sinonimi

kneel down

genuflect

bow

🙇

bend down

worship

bend the knee

kneeling

bend over

go down on one’s knee

squat

fall on one’s knees

knee

bring to knees

bow to ground

bow down

cower

down

genuflection

go down

kowtow

prostrate

row

series

genuflexion

go down on one’s knees

Traduzioni

s’agenouiller

arrodillarse

knien

knielen

agenouiller

γονατίζω

arrodillar

ajoelhar-se

ajoelhar

niederknien

ركع

🙇

agenollar

agenollar-se

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/niːl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: knelen

Ereditato da inglese antico: cnēowlian

Affine olandese: knielen

Affine basso tedesco: knelen

Affine tedesco: knielen

Affine tedesco svizzero: chnüle

Affine danese: knæle

In summary

From Middle English knelen, from Old English cnēowlian (“to kneel”), equivalent to knee + -le. Cognate with Dutch knielen, Low German knelen, dialectal German knielen, Alemannic German chnüle, Danish knæle, all meaning “to kneel”.