Dutch Word of the Day
knoop
button
Gender
The gender of knoop is masculine. E.g. de knoop.Definitions
| Dutch > English |
| knoop |
| 1. n-m. button (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) |
| 2. n-m. 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. n-m. (mathematics) knot |
| 4. n-m. (nautical) knot (i.e. a unit of velocity, corresponding to traveling a distance of 1 nautical mile per hour) |
| 5. n-m. (botany) node, joint |
| 6. v. imperative of knopen |
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