knokkel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cnokel, from Old Dutch *knukil, from Proto-West Germanic *knukil, from Proto-Germanic *knukilaz, a diminutive of *knukô (“bone”) (whence knook). Thus, it is synchronically equivalent to knook (“bone”) +‎ -el (diminutive suffix). Compare English knuckle, German Knöchel, Knochen, Danish kno, Swedish knoge.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈknɔ.kəl/
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  • Hyphenation: knok‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ɔkəl

Noun

knokkel m (plural knokkels, diminutive knokkeltje n)

  1. finger-joint; knuckle

Synonyms
  • vingergewricht

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian knokel, from Proto-West Germanic *knukil.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈknɔkəl/
  • Hyphenation: knok‧kel
  • Rhymes: -ɔkəl

Noun

knokkel c (plural knokkels, diminutive knokkeltsje)

  1. finger-joint; knuckle
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