knota

See also: knöta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (to complain): knauta (dialectal)

Etymology

Related to knøteleg.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knuːta/

Verb

knota (present tense knotar, past tense knota, past participle knota, passive infinitive knotast, present participle knotande, imperative knota/knot)

1. to use an unnatural language with the intention to seem more mannered or refined
2. to speak another dialect with a higher social status
3. (about women, dated) to pretend to be arrogant
4. to struggle

   Synonym: streva

5. to complain

   Synonym: klaga

6. (rare) to decorate

See also

• danska (“to put Danish words into Norwegian in order to give a higher social status to the speech”)
• fordanska (“Danicize”)
• leggja om (“to code-switch dialect”)

References

• “knota” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “knota” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Noun

knota c

1. (a bone that ends in) a thick joint (like on a thighbone or humerus)

Declension

Declension of knota

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knota	knotas
	definite	knotan	knotans
plural	indefinite	knotor	knotors
	definite	knotorna	knotornas

References

• knota in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• knota in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knota in Svensk ordbok (SO)