Quick Knipex question

[98TJ]

How do you pronounce it?

Nippex, Nippix, or like I do...Nigh-pex?

I pronounce it with a long I and two syllables, but my buddy pronounces it with a short I and one syllable.

Just wondering. Have been since I heard him say "Nippix"

 

[MOPARINMYCAR]

Here in England we call them Nipex pronounced NIP EX as one word HTH

 

[91bronc300]

kuh-knip-ex apparently. Although if you hear a German say it, they say 'kuh-kneep-ex'

 

[jjjrmx5]

kuh-knip-ex apparently. Although if you hear a German say it, they say 'kuh-kneep-ex'

^^^^^
Yep.

Locally here most say nip-ex or neep-ex and do not use the hard 'k' at the beginning but rather use it silently.

Doesn't make it correct, but does make it easier to understand what they want or need when asking for a tool.

 

[shoturtle]

In german it is "ka-nip-ix" 3 syllable

 

[Monte]

here in original german:

@ 0:31

 

[MrMark]

sounds like ka-knee-pex

 

[purevl]

For what it's worth, Google translate does a pretty good job of giving you ballpark pronunciations. That's how I learned to say Kneitinger!

 

[otis66]

Maybe if we knew what the word Knipex means in german we would know how to say it. What does Knipex mean in german? I always thought it was Nipex with a silient k like in "KNOW". Word and letters are pronunce differently in German. Like Jesues is prnounced differently in spanish. Gesundheit I belive means God Bless you in german. Voltswagen is peoples car. The only German word I'm 100% sure of is BECKS....German for beer.

 

[shoturtle]

It is just a name, like benz.

 

[DrkMtnDew]

I call them Nigh-Pex. works for me.

 

[humpdawg]

In german it is "ka-nip-ix" 3 syllable

just like this.
I prounounce the 'ex' part 'ix'.

 

[PowderKeg]

I pronounce it "npx", but then I've often been accused of drppng vwls n my spch...

 

[98TJ]

I pronounce it "npx", but then I've often been accused of drppng vwls n my spch...

Disemvoweld, huh?

 

[el tanque prohibido]

I pronounce it NYPEX.

 

[geologist]

I always thought it was Nee-PIX. Sadly, I took German in college. Thanks for the correction.