knecht

See also: Knecht

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cnecht, from Old Dutch *kneht, from Proto-Germanic *knehtaz. Cognate with German Knecht, English knight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knɛxt/

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• Hyphenation: knecht
• Rhymes: -ɛxt

Noun

knecht m (plural knechten or knechts, diminutive knechtje n)

1. servant
2. (by extension) assistant, hand, employee
3. (derogatory) flunky

Synonyms

• dienaar

Derived terms

• knechten
• knechterig
• knechtschap
• laarzenknecht
• meesterknecht
• verknechten

(types by task/employer)

• bakkersknecht
• beulsknecht
• herenknecht
• landsknecht
• lansknecht
• lijfknecht
• schildknecht
• toneelknecht
• veeknecht

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kneg