Chnüü

Alemannic German

Alternative forms
  • Chnei (Graubünden)
  • Chneiw (Valais)
  • Chnöü (southwest Switzerland)
  • Chneu, Chnöi

Etymology

From Middle High German kniu, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Pronunciation

Noun

Chnüü n (plural Chnüü)

  1. (Zürich, St. Gallen) knee
    • 1903, Robert Walser, Der Teich:
      Soll i öppe vor dr i d’Chneu falle?
      Am I really supposed to fall to my knees before you?
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