Knolle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German knolle, Old High German *chnollo. Cognate with Old English cnoll, Dutch knol, English knoll.[1]

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ɔlə

Noun

Knolle f (genitive Knolle, plural Knollen, diminutive Knöllchen n)

  1. bulb
  2. tuber

Declension
Declension of Knolle
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Knolle die Knollen
genitive einer der Knolle der Knollen
dative einer der Knolle den Knollen
accusative eine die Knolle die Knollen

References
  1. Knollen in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

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