ett knä
Meaning
knee
In Swedish: leden mellan lår och underben
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett knä |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | knät |
| Plural, indefinite | knän |
| Plural, definite | knäna |
knä is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort knä, det stora knät. Check another noun
Practise knä
1 / 2Is it en knä or ett knä?
knä in a sentence
- sitta i knät på någonsit in someone's lap
Words built with knä
- knäled knee joint
Questions
What does knä mean in English?
knä means “knee”.
Is it en knä or ett knä?
It is ett knä, and “the knee” is knät.
What is the plural of knä?
The plural of knä is knän, and the definite plural is knäna.
Origin
From Old Norse kné, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (“knee”).
Nearby common words
knä is number 1,337 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary