Knicks

See also: knicks

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Knicks

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

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knɪks/
• Rhymes: -ɪks

Etymology 1

From knicken (“to bend, fold”) +‎ -s.

Noun

Knicks m (strong, genitive Knickses, plural Knickse)

1. curtsey (bow of the knees made by women)

Declension

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

• Knix (archaic)

Derived terms

• knicksen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Knicks

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

Further reading

• “Knicks” in Duden online