knop

Meaning

1. (masculine) a knob, roundish handle, ornament etc.
2. (masculine) a button, control device to push etc.; metonymy: control, power to stop
3. (masculine) a bud of a plant

Concepts

bud

button

knob

handle

boss

stud

Buddy

gemma

burgeon

Synonyms

uitspruitsel

gevest

hals

handvat

heft

kiem

badge

uitsteeksel

drukknop

kittelaar

spruiten

steel

toets

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *knappô, or a variant of it, one of many kn- words related to *knuttô (“a knot”).
Cognate with German Knopf and probably English knop. Also related with Dutch knob, knobbel, German Knubbel, which are cognate with English knob.