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die Kneipe

noun · /ˈknaɪ̯pə/ ·
Etymology

From kneipen, an archaic variant of kneifen (“to pinch, squeeze”). The noun spread from student slang of Upper Saxony in the later 18th century, possibly picked up from thieves’ cant, and is based on the idea of a crowded pub where people, as it were, squeeze and poke each other. Kneipe became the commonest word for “pub” during the 20th century.

Translation

  1. pub, bar feminine

    Als Izakaya wird eine Kneipe im japanischen Stil bezeichnet.

    An izakaya is a Japanese style pub.

    Gleich um die Ecke ist eine Kneipe.

    There's a pub just around the corner.

    Diese Kneipe ist ein beliebter Studententreffpunkt.

    This bar is a popular student hangout.

  2. a student’s cramped dwelling feminine, obsolete

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Kneipe Kneipen
Accusative Kneipe Kneipen
Dative Kneipe Kneipen
Genitive Kneipe Kneipen

Kneipe

noun ·

Translation

  1. bar source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. bar source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. tableround source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

Kneipe

verb ·

Translation

  1. bar source:wikdict-en-de-stardict