niederknien

German

Etymology

nieder- + knien

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːdəʁˌkniːən/, [ˈniːdɐˌkʰniːən]
  • Hyphenation: nie‧der‧kni‧en

Verb

niederknien (third-person singular simple present kniet nieder, past tense kniete nieder, past participle niedergekniet, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to kneel down, to genuflect
    Synonym: hinknien

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