cneht

Middle High German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈknɛxt/

Noun

cnëht m

1. alternative form of knëht

Declension

Declension of cnëht (strong masculine without umlaut)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	cnëht	die	cnëhte
genitive	eines	dës	cnëhtes	dër	cnëhte
dative	eime	dëm	cnëhte	dën	cnëhten
accusative	einen	dën	cnëht	die	cnëhte

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kneht, of unknown descent.

Noun

cneht m

1. boy
2. servant
3. military servant, soldier

Declension

Declension of cneht (masculine a-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	cneht	cnehta
accusative	cneht	cnehta
genitive	cnehtes	cnehto
dative	cnehte	cnehton

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: cnecht
  • Dutch: knecht
    • Afrikaans: kneg
    • → Indonesian: kenek
    • Negerhollands: knegt, knecht
  • Limburgish: Knäät

Further reading

“kneht”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knext/, [kneçt]

Noun

cneht m (nominative plural cnehtas) (Anglian)

1. alternative form of cniht

Usage notes

• In Northumbrian, a genitive plural cnehtana is found.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cneht	cnehtas
accusative	cneht	cnehtas
genitive	cnehtes	cnehta
dative	cnehte	cnehtum