knight

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a knight (warrior)

a knight (chess)

See also Knight

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English cniht (“‘boy’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

enPR: nīt, IPA: /naɪt/, SAMPA: /naIt/
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Rhymes: -aɪt

[edit] Homophones

night
nite

[edit] Noun

Singular
knight

Plural
knights

knight (plural knights)

A warrior, especially of the Middle Ages.

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Nowadays, a person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
(chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse's head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.

[edit] Synonyms

(chess piece): horse (rare)

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun knight

[edit] Translations

warrior, especially of the Middle Ages

Albanian: please add this translation if you can
Arabic: فَارِسٌ ar(ar) (fāris) m.
Armenian: ասպետ (aspet)
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Bosnian: vitez bs(bs) m.
Bulgarian: рицар bg(bg) (ritsar) m.
Catalan: please add this translation if you can
Chinese: 大俠, 大侠 (dàxiá); 爵士 (juéshì)
Croatian: vitez hr(hr) m.
Czech: rytíř cs(cs) m.
Danish: ridder da(da)
Dutch: ridder nl(nl) m.
Esperanto: kavaliro eo(eo)
Estonian: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: ritari fi(fi)
French: chevalier fr(fr) m.
Georgian: რაინდი ka(ka) (raindi)
German: Ritter de(de) m.
Greek: ιππότης el(el) m. (ippótis)
Hebrew: פרש (parash) m., אביר (abír) m.
Hungarian: lovag hu(hu)
Icelandic: riddari is(is) m.
Irish: ridire ga(ga) m.
Italian: cavaliere it(it) m.
Japanese: 騎士 (きし, kishi)

Korean: please add this translation if you can
Kurdish:

Sorani: سوارا ku(ku) (swara)
Latin: eques la(la) m.
Latvian: please add this translation if you can
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Macedonian: витез mk(mk) (vítez) m.
Maltese: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian: please add this translation if you can
Persian: شهسوار (shahsavâr)
Polish: kawaler pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: cavaleiro pt(pt) m.
Romanian: please add this translation if you can
Russian: рыцарь ru(ru) (rýtsar’) m.
Scottish Gaelic: ridire m.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: витез m.

Roman: vitez m.
Slovak: rytier m.
Slovene: vitez sl(sl) m.
Spanish: caballero es(es) m.
Swedish: knekt sv(sv) c.
Turkish: şövalye tr(tr)
Ukrainian: лицар (lýtsar) m.
Welsh: please add this translation if you can

person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch

Armenian: ասպետ (aspet)
Bosnian: vitez bs(bs) m.
Croatian: vitez hr(hr) m.
Czech: rytíř cs(cs) m.
Dutch: ridder nl(nl) m.
Finnish: ritari fi(fi)
French: chevalier fr(fr) m.
German: Ritter de(de) m.
Irish: ridire ga(ga) m.
Macedonian: витез mk(mk) (vítez) m.
Polish: rycerz pl(pl) m. (ancient), kawaler pl(pl) m. (modern)

Russian: рыцарь ru(ru) (rýtsar’) m.
Scottish Gaelic: ridire m.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: витез m.

Roman: vitez m.
Slovene: vitez sl(sl) m.
Spanish: caballero es(es) m.
Swedish: riddare sv(sv) c.
Turkish: şövalye tr(tr)
Ukrainian: лицар (lýtsar) m.

chess piece

Arabic: حصان (ħeʂān), فرس (fáras)
Armenian: ձի (dzi)
Bosnian: konj bs(bs) m., skakač bs(bs) m.
Bulgarian: кон bg(bg) (kon) m.
Croatian: konj hr(hr) m., skakač hr(hr) m.
Czech: jezdec cs(cs) m.
Danish: springer da(da)
Dutch: paard nl(nl) n.
Esperanto: ĉevalo eo(eo)
Finnish: ratsu fi(fi), hevonen fi(fi)
French: cavalier fr(fr) m.
Georgian: მხედარი ka(ka) (mxedari)
German: Springer de(de) m.
Hebrew: פרש he(he) (parash) m.
Hindi: घोड़ा (gho.rā) m.
Hungarian: huszár hu(hu)
Icelandic: riddari is(is) m.
Irish: ridire ga(ga) m.

Italian: cavallo it(it) m.
Japanese: ナイト (naito) (in Western chess), 桂馬 (けいま, keima) (in shogi)
Korean: 나이트 (naiteu)
Macedonian: коњ mk(mk) (konj) m.
Persian: اسب (asb)
Polish: skoczek pl(pl) m., konik pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: cavalo pt(pt) m.
Russian: конь ru(ru) (kon’) m.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: коњ m., скакач m.

Roman: konj m., skakač m.
Slovak: jazdec sk(sk) m.
Slovene: konj sl(sl) m., skakač sl(sl) m.
Spanish: caballo es(es) m.
Swedish: springare sv(sv) c., häst sv(sv) c.
Turkish: at tr(tr)
Ukrainian: кінь (kin’) m.

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Indonesian: ksatria, satria
Old English: cniht

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to knight

Third person singular
knights

Simple past
knighted

Past participle
knighted

Present participle
knighting

to knight (third-person singular simple present knights, present participle knighting, simple past and past participle knighted)

To confer knighthood upon.

The king knighted the young squire.
(chess) to promote a pawn to a knight.

[edit] Synonyms

dub

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from the verb to knight

[edit] Translations

to confer a knighthood upon

Persian: شوالیه كردن (shovalye kardan)
Polish: pasować (na rycerza) (ancient), nadać rangę kawalerską (modern)
Portuguese: dar o título de cavaleiro
Russian: посвящать в рыцари (posvjaščát’ v rýtsari)
Swedish: dubba sv(sv)

[edit] See also

knight

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[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Homophones

[edit] Noun

[edit] Synonyms

[edit] Derived terms

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[edit] Verb

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