knapi

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse word knapi (“valet”) (whence also the Danish knabe (“a page”)) which was brought to Iceland from the Middle Low German knape as Icelanders were introduced to chivalric romances in the 13th century, from West Germanic *knabō (whence the Old High German knabo whence the German Knabe (“lad”)).

Cognate with the Dutch knaap (“lad”) and English knave from the Old English cnafa (“boy, servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰnaːpɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːpɪ

Noun

knapi m (genitive singular knapa, nominative plural knapar)

1. jockey, rider

Declension

Declension of knapi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	knapi	knapinn	knapar	knaparnir
accusative	knapa	knapann	knapa	knapana
dative	knapa	knapanum	knöpum	knöpunum
genitive	knapa	knapans	knapa	knapanna

Synonyms

• (rider): reiðmaður, riddari