Knick

See also: knick

German

Etymology

Deverbal from knicken (“to bend, to fold”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

Knick m (strong, genitive Knicks or Knickes, plural Knicke or (rare) Knicks)

  1. crease
  2. A wall of shrubberies, dividing a rural area.

Declension

Declension of Knick [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Knick die Knicke, Knicks2
genitive eines des Knicks, Knickes der Knicke, Knicks2
dative einem dem Knick, Knicke1 den Knicken, Knicks2
accusative einen den Knick die Knicke, Knicks2

1Now rare, see notes.
2Rare.

Synonyms

  • (shrubbery): Wallhecke

References

Further reading

  • “Knick” in Duden online
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