Hausknecht

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Haus +‎ Knecht.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

Hausknecht m (strong, genitive Hausknechtes or Hausknechts, plural Hausknechte)

manservant
(dated) boots (in a guesthouse etc.)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Hausknecht [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hausknecht	die	Hausknechte
genitive	eines	des	Hausknechtes, Hausknechts	der	Hausknechte
dative	einem	dem	Hausknecht, Hausknechte¹	den	Hausknechten
accusative	einen	den	Hausknecht	die	Hausknechte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants[edit]

→ Kashubian: aùsknecht

Further reading[edit]

“Hausknecht” in Duden online

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