knebel

See also: Knebel

Norwegian Bokmål

en knebel
a gag

knebelen til ei bjelle
the clapper of a bell

Etymology

From German Knebel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kneː.bel/, [ˈkneː.bəl], [ˈkneː.bl̩]

Noun

knebel m (definite singular knebelen, indefinite plural knebler, definite plural kneblene)

1. a gag; a device used to restrain speech
   1. ballknebel – a ball gag
2. a clapper, an object inside a bell that may cause it to ring when moved, usually made of metal
3. clipping of knebelsbart – a handlebar moustache

Synonyms

• (clapper): kolv

Derived terms

• knebelsbart
• kneble (“to gag”)

Related terms

• knevel (“piece of wood put through rope to secure it”)

References

“knebel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Knebel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kneː.bel/, [ˈkneː.bəl], [ˈkneː.bl̩]

Noun

knebel m (definite singular knebelen, indefinite plural kneblar, definite plural kneblane)

1. a gag
2. a clapper
3. clipping of knebelsbart – a handlebar moustache
4. a male puppy

Synonyms

• (clapper): kolv

Derived terms

• knebelsbart
• kneble (“to gag”), knebla

Related terms

• knevel

References

“knebel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knebel.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɛ.bɛl/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈknɛ.bɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛbɛl
• Syllabification: kne‧bel
• Homophone: Knebel

Noun

knebel m inan

1. gag (device to restrain speech)
2. (Kuyavia) rope for a wagon wheel

Declension

Declension of knebel

	singular	plural
nominative	knebel	kneble
genitive	knebla	knebli
dative	kneblowi	kneblom
accusative	knebel	kneble
instrumental	kneblem	kneblami
locative	kneblu	kneblach
vocative	kneblu	kneble

Derived terms

verb

• kneblować impf

 

Related terms

verbs

• skneblować pf
• zakneblować pf

 

Further reading

• knebel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• knebel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Oskar Kolberg (1867) “knebel”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 272