Knust
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Etymology
Proper noun
Knust (plural Knusts)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knust is the 34073rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 667 individuals. Knust is most common among White (97.15%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knust”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.
Anagrams
Etymology
Borrowed from Low German Knuust, from Middle Low German knūst. Compare Dutch knoest and knuist.
Pronunciation
Noun
Knust m (strong, genitive Knustes, plural Knuste, diminutive Knüstchen n)
- (regional, Northern Germany) heel of bread
- Synonym: (Rhineland, Westphalia) Knäppchen
- 2014, Kirsten Döbler, Im Licht der Weißen Nacht: St. Petersburg-Geschichten, neobooks, →ISBN:
- Als sie das Wachstuch auf dem Küchentisch abgewischt hatte, schnitt sie sich einige Speckscheiben ab und legte sie auf den Knust Brot, den die Mutter am Abend übrig gelassen hatte.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Knust [masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
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