knevel

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkneː.vəl/

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• Hyphenation: kne‧vel
• Rhymes: -eːvəl

Etymology 1

Cognate to German Knebel. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

knevel m (plural knevels, diminutive kneveltje n)

1. a pin used for fastening, a peg
2. a gag
3. (possibly dated) a rope used to tie something

Related terms

• knevelen

Etymology 2

From knevelen or a shortening of knevelbaard.

Noun

knevel m (plural knevels, diminutive kneveltje n)

1. a moustache covering much of the area above the upper lip, e.g. a handlebar moustache or a walrus moustache
2. (obsolete) a half of a moustache
   • 1790, Het leven van Tyll Uilenspiegel, section 57:

     Is dan dat monster, dat op gindsche grafzark zich de knevels likt, niet uw zoon?

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Synonyms

• (moutache) snor

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

knevel

1. inflection of knevelen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative