knypek

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Polish

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Etymology

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Perhaps from German Kneip + -ek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈknɘ.pɛk/
  • Rhymes: -ɘpɛk
  • Syllabification: kny‧pek

Noun

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knypek m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) midget, shorty
    Synonym: kurdupel

Declension

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Noun

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knypek m inan

  1. (Western Greater Poland) folding knife; small clasp-knife, pocketknife
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Further reading

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  • knypek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • knypek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “knypek”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 27