Kniefall

German

Etymology

Knie + Fall

Pronunciation

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Noun

Kniefall m (genitive Kniefalles or Kniefalls, plural Kniefälle)

  1. genuflection, kneeling
  2. kowtow, bow, show of obeisance
    • Thomas Gitzel, quoted in Der Spiegel, 6 July 2015
      Die Regierung von Alexis Tsipras wird mit breiter Brust nach Brüssel fahren und dort neue Forderungen stellen. Die Euro-Gruppe wird aber keinen Kniefall vor Athen machen.
      Alexis Tsipras's government will head to Brussels with their heads held high and make new demands there. But the Eurogroup will not bow down before Athens.

Declension

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