Nomen

das Knie

knee

Mein Knie tut weh.

My knee hurts.

Er fiel auf die Knie.

He fell to his knees.

Das Wasser reicht mir bis zum Knie.

The water is up to my knee.

((das Knie)) the knee (nominative/accusative) Mein Knie tut weh.

Synonyms: Gelenk (joint, more general)

From Old High German 'kniu', cognate with English 'knee'. Both derive from a Proto-Indo-European root *ǵónu-.

It sounds almost identical to the English word 'knee'. Just remember the German spelling and that it's a neuter noun: 'das Knie'.

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