kné

See also: kne, KNe, -kne, and Kné

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, originally from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰnjɛː/
  • Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

kné n (genitive singular knés, nominative plural kné)

  1. (mainly used in set phrases) a knee
    Synonym: hné

Declension

Declension of kné (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kné knéð kné knén
accusative kné knéð kné knén
dative kné knénu knjám knjánum
genitive knés knésins knjáa knjánna

Derived terms

  • falla á kné (to genuflect)
  • ganga fyrir kné (to genuflect)
  • gera knéfall (to genuflect)
  • knéfall
  • knéfiðla
  • knékrjúpa (to genuflect)
  • knékrjúpa fyrir (to go down on one's knees for someone)
  • knésbót
  • koma á kné (to defeat someone)
  • koma fyrir kné (to genuflect)
  • láta kné fylgja kviði (to let the knee follow the belly, to plant the knee on the belly; to ride roughshod over, to show no mercy, to give no quarter)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knewą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Compare Old Saxon knio, Old English cnēow, Old Frisian knī, Old High German kneo, Gothic 𐌺𐌽𐌹𐌿 (kniu).

Noun

kné n (genitive knés, plural kné)

  1. knee
  2. (law) a degree of cognate relationship

Declension

Declension of kné (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kné knéit kné knéin
accusative kné knéit kné knéin
dative kné knénu knjám, knjóm knjánum, knjónum
genitive knés knésins knjá knjánna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kné, hné
  • Faroese: knæ
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kne; (dialectal) ne, (h)nje
  • Old Swedish: knǣ
  • Old Danish: knæ
    • Danish: knæ
      • Norwegian Bokmål: kne
  • Gutnish: knei