knægt

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German knecht, from Old Saxon kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

knægt c (singular definite knægten, plural indefinite knægte)

  1. boy, lad
  2. jack, knave (playing card)

Declension[edit]

See also[edit]

Playing cards in Danish · kort, spillekort (layout · text)
es toer treer firer femmer sekser syver
otter nier tier knægt, bonde dame, dronning konge joker

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