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Knopf.

button (fastener)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/knɔpf/[knɔpf][knɔpɸ]

  1. button (fastener)

    masculine · strong

  2. button (mechanical device)

    masculine · strong

  3. stud, knob, e.g. a doorknob

    masculine · strong

  4. a simple knot

    Austria · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic *knuppaz (“lump, clod”). Cognate with Hunsrik Knopp, Luxembourgish Knapp, Dutch knoop.

name/knɔpf/[knɔpf][knɔpɸ]

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic *knuppaz (“lump, clod”). Cognate with Hunsrik Knopp, Luxembourgish Knapp, Dutch knoop.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.