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

Related terms

• knekel
• knook

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