knapp.
scarce, not much of something
Meaning & usage
scarce, not much of something
tiden är knapp
växa upp under knappa omständigheter
somewhat less than
en knapp kilometer
Where this word comes from
From Middle Low German knap, whence also German knapp, Danish knap. Further cognate with Dutch knap. Compare also Danish næppe (“hardly at all”).
a button (fastener for clothes)
knäppa en knapp
sy fast en knapp
a button (meant to be pressed)
Tryck inte på knappen
a button (meant to be pressed) a button
a button (meant to be pressed) a switch (in the form of a button, or sometimes more generally by informal extension, especially for light switches)
en ljusknapp / lysknapp
an anther
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse knappr, from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”).
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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.