Knopp

See also: knopp and knòpp

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knopp.

Proper noun

Knopp (plural Knopps)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Knopp is the 8080^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4103 individuals. Knopp is most common among White (96.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knopp”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.

East Central German

Alternative forms

• Knuup

Etymology

Compare German Knopf.

Noun

Knopp m (plural Knepp)

1. (Erzgebirgisch) button (fastener)
2. (Erzgebirgisch) button (mechanical device)
3. (Erzgebirgisch) stud, knob, e.g. a doorknob
4. (Erzgebirgisch, colloquial) small, cheeky child

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 74:

German

Etymology

From a German Low German and Central German form of standard Upper German Knopf (compare Middle Low German knoppe). Adopted from the dialects into colloquial standard German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knɔp/

Noun

Knopp m (strong, genitive Knopps, plural Knöppe)

1. (colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) Alternative form of Knopf (“button”)

   An meiner Jacke fallen jetz’ alle Knöppe ab.

   All the buttons on my jacket are falling off now.

Declension

Declension of Knopp [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knopp	die	Knöppe
genitive	eines	des	Knopps	der	Knöppe
dative	einem	dem	Knopp	den	Knöppen
accusative	einen	den	Knopp	die	Knöppe

Further reading

• “Knopp” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô (“lump, clod”), related to *knappô (“knob”), *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Knapp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knop/

Noun

Knopp m (plural Knepp, diminutive Kneppche)

1. button (fastener)

   En Knopp fun meiner Jacke is abgefall.

   A button on my coat has fallen off.

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary