Knicks

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From the fictional Diedrich Knickerbocker, a pseudonym of Washington Irving.

Proper noun[edit]

Knicks

  1. The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association, formerly the New York Knickerbockers of the Basketball Association of America.

German[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From knicken (“to bend, fold”) +‎ -s.

Noun[edit]

Knicks m (strong, genitive Knickses, plural Knickse)

  1. curtsey (bow of the knees made by women)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Knicks [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Knicks die Knickse
genitive eines des Knickses der Knickse
dative einem dem Knicks, Knickse1 den Knicksen
accusative einen den Knicks die Knickse

1Now rare, see notes.

Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

Knicks

  1. genitive singular of Knick
  2. (rare) plural of Knick

Further reading[edit]

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