Knabe

/ˈknaːbə/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Knaben

Meaning

  1. boy (dated)

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

junge

Junge is the standard word for "boy"; Knabe is dated, old-fashioned.

Similar in other languages

English

son

Close — a boy relates to a son.

Practice

1 What does Knabe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ lief davon.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Knabe?

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