knêiffia
Portuguese, noun/kiˈnej.fjɐ/
knêiffia is spelled K-N-Ê-I-F-F-I-A (8 letters). Knêiffia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “any plant of the family Oenothera (syn. Kneiffia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “gênero de ervas diurnas norte-americanas da família Onagraceae com estames de comprimento desigual”.
What does knêiffia mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineany plant of the family Oenothera (syn. Kneiffia)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gênero de ervas diurnas norte-americanas da família Onagraceae com estames de comprimento desigual
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of knêiffia
- knêiffias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce knêiffia?
- Brazil /kiˈnej.fjɐ/
- Brazil [kiˈneɪ̯.fjɐ]
- Portugal /ˈknɐj.fjɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.