knoop

Meaning

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:

knopen

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

knot

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button

node

joint

tie

nub

push button

tangle

vertex

bow

🙇

nodus

gall

hitch

knots

knuckle

Synonyms

geleding

kwast

knoest

knooppunt

strik

bindsel

gelid

lid

lis

lus

➿

gewricht

knobbel

Translations

Knoten

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nœud

🪢

nó

🪢

Knopf

bouton

botón

nodo

🪢

nudo

🪢

botão

botó

bottone

nus

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Gelenk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/knoːp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: cnôop

Inherited from Old Dutch: *knōp

Cognate with German: Knauf

In summary

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.

Sentences

De draad van de stofzuiger zat in de knoop .

The wire of the vacuum cleaner was tangled.

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

Arthur and Louis watched as the teacher untied the knot.