knoet
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ut
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Russian кнут (knut), from Old East Slavic кнутъ (knutŭ), from Old Norse knútr (“knot”).
Noun[edit]
knoet m (plural knoeten, diminutive knoetje n)
Etymology 2[edit]
Possibly from kornoet, an archaic form of kornuit.
Noun[edit]
knoet m (plural knoeten, diminutive knoetje n)
- term of abuse for persons from Westphalia and Northern Germany
- boor, churl
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
knoet f (plural knoeten, diminutive knoetje n)
- Alternative form of knot
References[edit]
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]