knapp

See also: Knapp and knäpp

Elfdalian

Noun

knapp m

  1. button
  2. knob

Inflection


German

Etymology

From Middle Low German knap. Cognate with Dutch knap, whose sense “pretty” also occurs in old German attestations and is thought to be derived from “tight” via “tightly fitting” (of a piece of clothing). Further origin unsettled.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knap/, [knap]
  • (file)

Adjective

knapp (comparative knapper, superlative am knappsten)

  1. scarce
  2. lean (having little extra)
  3. somewhat less (than)
    ein knappes Jahr – “a little less than a year”
  4. (clothes) short or tight

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

knapp

  1. narrowly; just
    Wir sind knapp pünktlich.
    We’re just in time.
  2. somewhat less than, almost
    Sein Sohn ist knapp acht Jahre alt.
    His son is just under eight years old/is almost eight years old.
    Es ist knapp sieben Uhr.
    It's just before seven o'clock/almost seven o'clock.
    Antonym: gut

Derived terms

  • kurz vor knapp

Further reading


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse knappr

Noun

knapp m (definite singular knappen, indefinite plural knapper, definite plural knappene)

  1. a button

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse knappr

Noun

knapp m (definite singular knappen, indefinite plural knappar, definite plural knappane)

  1. a button

Derived terms

References


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German [Term?].

Adjective

knapp (comparative knappare, superlative knappast)

  1. scarce, not much of something
    tiden är knapp
    there's not much time
    växa upp under knappa omständigheter
    to grow up under conditions where nothing is abundant
  2. somewhat less than
    en knapp kilometer
    somewhat less than one kilometre
Declension
Inflection of knapp
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular knapp knappare knappast
Neuter singular knappt knappare knappast
Plural knappa knappare knappast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 knappe knappare knappaste
All knappa knappare knappaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse knappr.

Noun

knapp c

  1. button
  2. knob, lever, switch (e.g. the button for an electrical on/off switch) - compare ratt
  3. (botany) anther
Declension
Declension of knapp 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative knapp knappen knappar knapparna
Genitive knapps knappens knappars knapparnas

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse knappr.

Noun

knapp m

  1. A stick, stick used to close tub lid.

See also

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