Kneipe

Meaning

1. (feminine) pub, bar
2. (feminine, obsolete) a student’s cramped dwelling

Concepts

pub

bar

tavern

saloon

joint

public house

taproom

beer parlour

café

gargle-factory

coffeehouse

coffee shop

bar-room

Synonyms

Bar

Schenke

Taverne

Spelunke

Lokal

Pub

Gaststätte

Wirtshaus

Schänke

Beisl

Ausschank

Gasthaus

Kramladen

Wirtschaft

Kaschemme

Beisel

Beiz

Schankwirtschaft

Tingeltangel

Pinte

Fangspiel

Schecherie

Katschkedi

Bierkeller

Ausschenke

Boaz

Dorfkrug

Boiz

Stampe

Bierpalast

Spunte

Bude

Bumslokal

Café

Gasthof

Imbissstube

Kaffeehaus

Kantine

Laden

Schleppnetz

Spielhölle

Tanke

Tränke

Trinkhalle

Zechbude

Schuppen

Schwemme

Izakaya

Translations

bar

bar

bar

bar

bar

kroeg

taberna

meyhane

bistrot

café

bistro

pub

taberna

taverna

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

gnelle

Basel-Landschaft

gnille

Basel-Landschaft

phinte

Basel-Landschaft

ruschhandlig

Basel-Landschaft

saftlaade

Basel-Landschaft

spunte

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈknaɪ̯pə/

Etymology

From kneipen, an archaic variant of kneifen (“to pinch, squeeze”).
The noun spread from student slang of Upper Saxony in the later 18th century, possibly picked up from thieves’ cant, and is based on the idea of a crowded pub where people, as it were, squeeze and poke each other. Kneipe became the commonest word for “pub” during the 20th century.