# der Kniefall

der Kniefall is a German noun meaning “genuflection”. Forms: des Kniefalles, die Kniefälle.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kniefalles
- Plural: die Kniefälle

## In other languages

- Русский: коленопреклонение

## Meanings

1. genuflection, kneeling
2. kowtow, bow, show of obeisance
   - Thomas Gitzel, quoted in Der Spiegel, 6 July 2015 — Alexis Tsipras's government will head to Brussels with their heads held high and make new demands there. But the Eurogroup will not bow down before Athens.
3. kneeling down
   - „Er hatte einige Tage vorher einen unfreiwilligen Kniefall vor Karl Arnold gemacht und sich dabei die Kniescheibe verrenkt.“

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