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knop.

a knob, roundish handle, ornament etc.

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a knob, roundish handle, ornament etc.

    masculine
  2. a button, control device to push etc.; metonymy: control, power to stop

    masculine
  3. a bud of a plant

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *knappô, or a variant of it, one of many kn- words related to *knuttô (“a knot”). Cognate with German Knopf and probably English knop. Also related with Dutch knob, knobbel, German Knubbel, which are cognate with English knob.

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