knekt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German knecht, from Old Saxon kneht, from Proto-Germanic *knehtaz. Cognate with Swedish knekt, Norwegian Nynorsk knekt, Danish knægt, English knight and German Knecht.

Noun

knekt m (definite singular knekten, indefinite plural knekter, definite plural knektene)

1. jack (playing card)

Alternative forms

• knekka, knekket

Verb

knekt

1. past participle of knekke

References

• “knekt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German knecht, from Old Saxon kneht, from Proto-Germanic *knehtaz. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål knekt, Swedish knekt, Danish knægt, English knight and German Knecht.

Noun

knekt m (definite singular knekten, indefinite plural knektar, definite plural knektane)

1. jack (playing card)

References

• “knekt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German knecht, from Old Saxon kneht, from Proto-Germanic *knehtaz. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål knekt, Norwegian Nynorsk knekt, Danish knægt, English knight and German Knecht.

Noun

knekt c

1. knight (professional warrior, especially of the Middle Ages)
2. (playing cards) jack; card ranking between the ten and queen (abbreviated Kn)

Declension

Declension of knekt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	knekt	knekten	knektar	knektarna
Genitive	knekts	knektens	knektars	knektarnas

Derived terms

• stridsknekt
• legoknekt