Knick

Knick

See also: knick

German

Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /knɪk/
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    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • 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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