knobbel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch knobbe, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *knappô (“button”), one of many kn- words related to *knuttô (“a knot”). Compare regional German Knubbel as well as Knopf (“button”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knɔbəl/

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• Hyphenation: knob‧bel
• Rhymes: -ɔbəl

Noun

knobbel m (plural knobbels, diminutive knobbeltje n)

1. knob, knot, lump
2. (figuratively) an aptitude for something

Derived terms

• knobbeleend
• knobbelig
• knobbelmeerkoet
• knobbelzwaan
• talenknobbel

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “knobbel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute