Luxembourgish

Noun

Knapp m ‎(plural Knäpp)

1. button
2. bud

Related terms

• knëppen

Elfdalian

Noun

knapp ?

1. button
2. knob

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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]

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

• Knappheit

Adverb

knapp

1. narrowly; just

   Wir sind knapp pünktlich.

   We’re just in time.

Derived terms

• kurz vor knapp

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse knappr

Noun

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

1. a button

Derived terms

• knapphull

References

• “knapp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse knappr

Noun

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

1. a button

References

• “knapp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German.

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

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

Declension