knee

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English kne, from Old English cnēow, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéw-o-m, a thematic derivative of *ǵónu. See also West Frisian knibbel, Low German Knee, Knie, Dutch knie, German Knie, Danish knæ, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk kne, Swedish knä; also Hittite 𒄀𒉡 (genu), Latin genū, Tocharian A kanweṃ (dual), Tocharian B kenī, Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), Welsh glin (“knee”), Old Armenian ծունր (cunr), Avestan 𐬲𐬥𐬎𐬨 (žnum), Sanskrit जानु (jā́nu). The obsolete plural kneen is from Middle English kneen, knen, kneon, kneuwene. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: nē, IPA(key): /niː/ (US) IPA(key): /ni/ (Early Modern) IPA(key): /kniː/ Rhymes: -iː Homophone: nee === Noun === knee (plural knees or (obsolete or dialectal) kneen) (anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in humans. In birds: (non-technical) The tarsal joint, uniting the tarsometatarsus and the tibiotarsus (homologous to the human ankle). The joint uniting the tibiotarsus and the femur, typically hidden beneath plumage. The part of a garment that covers the knee. (shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent. (archaic) An act of kneeling, especially to show respect or courtesy. Any knee-shaped item or sharp angle in a line; an inflection point. A blow made with the knee; a kneeing. (figurative) The presence of a parent etc., where a young child acquires early knowledge. Coordinate term: lap ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === knee (third-person singular simple present knees, present participle kneeing, simple past and past participle kneed) (transitive, archaic) To kneel to. (transitive) To poke or strike with the knee. (reflexive) To move on the knees; to use the knees to move. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Enke, Keen, keen, kene, kène, neek == Middle English == === Noun === knee alternative form of kne == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From the noun kne n (“knee”). === Pronunciation === (verb): IPA(key): /²kneːə/ (noun): IPA(key): /ˈkneːə/ === Verb === knee (present tense knear, past tense knea, past participle knea, passive infinitive kneast, present participle kneande, imperative knee/kne) (intransitive) to kneel, to fall on one's knees Synonym: knele (intransitive) to walk on one's knees (transitive) to poke or strike with the knee ==== Alternative forms ==== knea (as a-infinitive) === Noun === knee n (Midlandsnormalen) definite singular of kne === References === “knee” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.