Knecht

See also: knecht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German knëht, from Old High German kneht, from Proto-Germanic *knehtaz. Compare Dutch knecht, English knight, Danish knægt, Swedish knekt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knɛçt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛçt

Noun

Knecht m (genitive Knechtes or Knechts, plural Knechte)

1. male servant, especially on a farm
2. labourer
3. menial

Declension

Declension of Knecht

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knecht	die	Knechte
genitive	eines	des	Knechtes, Knechts	der	Knechte
dative	einem	dem	Knecht, Knechte1	den	Knechten
accusative	einen	den	Knecht	die	Knechte

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

• knechtisch
• Knechtschaft f
• Knecht Ruprecht
• Folterknecht

Descendants

• → Russian: кнехт (knext)

Further reading

• Knecht in Duden online