Adjective: knapp
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | knapper |
| feminine | knappe |
| neuter | knappes |
| plural | knappe |
Genitive
| masculine | knappen |
| feminine | knapper |
| neuter | knappen |
| plural | knapper |
Dative
| masculine | knappem |
| feminine | knapper |
| neuter | knappem |
| plural | knappen |
Accusative
| masculine | knappen |
| feminine | knappe |
| neuter | knappes |
| plural | knappe |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der knappe |
| feminine | die knappe |
| neuter | das knappe |
| plural | die knappen |
Genitive
| masculine | des knappen |
| feminine | der knappen |
| neuter | des knappen |
| plural | der knappen |
Dative
| masculine | dem knappen |
| feminine | der knappen |
| neuter | dem knappen |
| plural | den knappen |
Accusative
| masculine | den knappen |
| feminine | die knappe |
| neuter | das knappe |
| plural | die knappen |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein knapper |
| feminine | eine knappe |
| neuter | ein knappes |
| plural | knappen |
Genitive
| masculine | eines knappen |
| feminine | einer knappen |
| neuter | eines knappen |
| plural | knappen |
Dative
| masculine | einem knappen |
| feminine | einer knappen |
| neuter | einem knappen |
| plural | knappen |
Accusative
| masculine | einen knappen |
| feminine | eine knappe |
| neuter | ein knappes |
| plural | knappen |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | knapp |
| Comparative | knapper |
| Superlative | am knappsten |
Sample Sentences
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ein knappes Jahr (a little less than a year)
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Das war knapp. Wir wären fast abgestürzt! (That was close. We nearly crashed!)
Adjectives inflected like knapp
bildungsfern,
szenig,
breitschulterig,
altsächsisch,
nutzerfreundlich,
psychoanalytisch,
unrettbar,
unverträglich,
unzerreißbar,
würzig,
würdig,
wütend,
kringelig,
sexbesessen,
sexual,
seelig,
seimig,
seidig,
seifig,
sehnig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Middle Low German knap, probably related to Old Norse hneppr (“button”) and hneppa (“pinch”), all from Proto-Germanic *knappô, *knappa-, which is perhaps related to Proto-West Germanic *knappō (“knob, boy”) or Proto-Germanic *knuppaz (“lump, clod”), though the semantic gaps are non-trivial. Cognate with Dutch knap, but of uncertain ultimate origin. Also compare Danish næppe (“hardly at all”). See: Dutch Adjectives '
knap'.
Verbs referencing "knapp"
Dutch Adjectives
knap, Swedish Adjectives
knapp.
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