Knopf

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Knopf.

Proper noun

Knopf (plural Knopfs)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Knopf is the 12188^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2556 individuals. Knopf is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knopf”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.

German

Alternative forms

• Knopp (only colloquial)

Etymology

From Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô (“lump, clod”), related to *knappô (“knob”), *knappa-, which is perhaps related to *knappō (“knob, boy”). Cognate with Hunsrik Knopp, Luxembourgish Knapp, Dutch knoop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knɔpf/, [knɔpf], [knɔpɸ]

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Noun

Knopf m (strong, genitive Knopfes or Knopfs, plural Knöpfe, diminutive Knöpfchen n)

1. button (fastener)
2. button (mechanical device)
3. stud, knob, e.g. a doorknob

   Synonym: Knauf

4. (Austria) a simple knot

   Synonyms: Altweiberknoten, Hausfrauenknoten

Declension

Declension of Knopf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knopf	die	Knöpfe
genitive	eines	des	Knopfes, Knopfs	der	Knöpfe
dative	einem	dem	Knopf, Knopfe1	den	Knöpfen
accusative	einen	den	Knopf	die	Knöpfe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• aufknöpfen (“to unbutton”)
• knopfartig
• knopfförmig

Related terms

• Druckknopf
• Hemdknopf
• Hosenknopf
• Knopfdruck
• Knopfloch
• Knopfverschluss
• Knopfzelle
• Manschettenknopf
• Mantelknopf
• Rufknopf
• Türknopf

 

Descendants

• → Kashubian: knąpa
• → Russian: кно́пка (knópka)

Proper noun

Knopf m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Knopfs or Knopf, plural Knopfs or Knopfens)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Knopf” in Duden online
• “Knopf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache