Knopf

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Knopf. === Proper noun === Knopf (plural Knopfs) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Knopf is the 12188th 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 *knuppaz (“lump, clod”). Cognate with Hunsrik Knopp, Luxembourgish Knapp, Dutch knoop. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /knɔpf/, [knɔpf], [knɔpɸ] === Noun === Knopf m (strong, genitive Knopfes or Knopfs, plural Knöpfe, diminutive Knöpfchen n) button (fastener) button (mechanical device) stud, knob, e.g. a doorknob Synonym: Knauf (Austria) a simple knot Synonyms: Altweiberknoten, Hausfrauenknoten ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== aufknöpfen (“to unbutton”) knopfartig knopfförmig ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Kashubian: knąpa → Russian: кно́пка (knópka)→ Azerbaijani: knopka→ Turkmen: knopka→ Uzbek: knopka === Proper noun === Knopf m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Knopfs or Knopf, plural Knopfs or Knopfens) a surname === Further reading === “Knopf” in Duden online “Knopf”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)