knikker
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom knikken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkoną (“to fold, snap”), which is imitative.
Noun
editknikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)
- a marble (toy)
- various similarly shaped objects, including:
- (by extension) a lump or stone
- (metonymically) (in the plural, absolutely used with definite article: de knikkers) The stakes of a game, deal etc.
Synonyms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editFrom Germanic: the root of knikken 'to nod' + -er.
Noun
editknikker m (plural knikkers, diminutive knikkertje n)
- a nodder