how to pronounce niederknien

/ˈniːdəʁˌkniːən/

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niederknien is pronounced in four syllables

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iː

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An example use of niederknien in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… wir vor gut lag niederknien und in seine …”

meanings of niederknien

verb:

To kneel down, to genuflect.

niederknien frequency in german - C2+ level of CEFR

the word niederknien occurs in german on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.