Knall

See also: knall and knall-

German

Etymology

Derived from the verb in Middle High German knellen (“to crash, crack, creak”), probably of onomatopoeic origin (lautmalend).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knal/
• Rhymes: -al

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Knall m (strong, genitive Knalles or Knalls, plural Knalle)

1. crack
2. bang
3. (physics) snap, jounce

   Synonym: Ruckänderung

Declension

Declension of Knall [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knall	die	Knalle
genitive	eines	des	Knalles, Knalls	der	Knalle
dative	einem	dem	Knall, Knalle1	den	Knallen
accusative	einen	den	Knall	die	Knalle

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Abknall
• Auspuffknall
• Knall auf Fall
• knallen
• knallig
• Peitschenknall
• Überschallknall
• Urknall

Further reading

• “Knall”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Knall” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Knall” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German knellen (“to crash, crack, creak”), probably of onomatopoeic origin (lautmalend).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knal/

Noun

Knall m (plural Knall)

1. bang

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Knall”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German knellen (“to crash, crack, creak”), probably of onomatopoeic origin (lautmalend).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knɑl/
• Rhymes: -ɑl

Noun

Knall m (plural Knäll)

1. bang