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)
- (mainly used in set phrases) a knee
- Synonym: hné
Declension
| 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)
Declension
| 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 |