knaap

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cnāpe, from Old Dutch cnapo, from Proto-West Germanic *knappō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knaːp/

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• Hyphenation: knaap
• Rhymes: -aːp

Noun

knaap m (plural knapen, diminutive knaapje n)

1. boy, usually adolescent.
2. (by extension) Any human male, regardless of age
   • 1982, Rubberen Robbie, Meneer Tarzan:

     Wie zei daar domme aap? / Pas op je woorden, knaap

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (chiefly in compounds) A servant, helper
4. A big one, whopper, said of a creature or an object.

Synonyms

• (boy): jongen, knul
• (big one): kanjer

Derived terms

• (boy): knapenschenner, knapenstem, koorknaap, schandknaap
• (helper): altaarknaap, schildknaap