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knee
English
Etymology
From Middle English kne, from Old English cn?ow, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knew? (compare Low German Knee, Dutch knie, German Knie, Danish knæ, Norwegian kne, Swedish knä), from Proto-Indo-European *?néw-o-m, a thematic derivative of *?ónu. Cognate with Hittite ???????? (genu), Latin gen?, Tocharian A kanwe? (dual), Tocharian B ken?, Ancient Greek ???? (gónu, “knee”), ????? (g?nía, “corner, angle”), Old Armenian ????? (cunr), Avestan ????????????????? (žnum), Sanskrit ???? (j??nu).
The obsolete plural kneen is from Middle English kneen, knen, kneon, kneuwene.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: n?, IPA(key): /ni?/
- (US) IPA(key): /ni/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /kni?/
- Rhymes: -i?
- Homophone: nee
Noun
knee (plural knees or (obsolete or dialectal) kneen)
- In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans.
- The part of a garment that covers the knee.
- (shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent.
- 1980, Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 41
- Deck beams were supported by hanging knees, triangular pieces of wood typically found underneath the timbers they are designed to support, but in this case found above them.
- 1980, Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 41
- An act of kneeling on one knee, typically to acknowledge an injury, sacrifice or otherwise to show respect.
- (archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy.
- circa 1605, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act III, scene iii, line 36
- Give them title, knee, and approbation.
- circa 1605, William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens, Act III, scene iii, line 36
- Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point.
- the knee of a graph
- A blow made with the knee; a kneeing.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
knee (third-person singular simple present knees, present participle kneeing, simple past and past participle kneed)
- (transitive, archaic) To kneel to.
- 1605: I could as well be brought / To knee his throne and, squire-like, pension beg / To keep base life afoot. — William Shakespeare, King Lear II.ii
- (transitive) To poke or strike with the knee.
- (reflexive) To move on the knees; to use the knees to move.
Translations
Anagrams
- Enke, Keen, keen, kene, kène, neek
Middle English
Noun
knee
- Alternative form of kne
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the noun kne n (“knee”).
Pronunciation
- (verb): IPA(key): /²kne??/ (example of pronunciation)
- (noun): IPA(key): /?kne??/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
knee (present tense knear, past tense knea, past participle knea, passive infinitive kneast, present participle kneande, imperative kne)
- (intransitive) to kneel, to fall on one's knees
- Synonym: knele
- (intransitive) to walk on one's knees
- (transitive) to poke or strike with the knee
Alternative forms
- knea (as a-infinitive)
Noun
knee n
- (Midlandsnormalen) definite singular of kne
References
- “knee” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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jodhpurs
English
Etymology
A city and administrative district in Rajasthan, India1913 (earlier as jodhpur breeches, 1899), from Jodhpur, former state in northwestern India. The city at the heart of the state was founded 1459 by Rao Jodha, a local ruler, and is named for him.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d??dp?z/, /?d???dp?z/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??dp?z/
- Hyphenation: jodh?purs
Noun
jodhpurs pl
- Flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.
Related terms
- Jodhpur
- jods, jodhs
Translations
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