Plautdietsch

Noun

Knoop m ‎(plural Kjneep)

1. button

Derived terms

• Knoophoake m
• Knooploch n

Dutch

Noun

knoop m ‎(plural knopen, diminutive knoopje n)

1. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener)
2. knot (i.e. a loop of string or any other long flexible material which cannot be untied without pulling part of the string through the loops)

   Ik zit in de knoop.‎

   I'm in a hard spot. / I'm all tied up.

3. (mathematics) knot
4. (nautical) knot (i.e. a unit of velocity, corresponding to traveling a distance of 1 nautical mile per hour)

Derived terms

• knoopsgat

Verb

knoop

1. first-person singular present indicative of knopen
2. imperative of knopen