Knecht Ruprecht

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German

Etymology

Knecht + Ruprecht

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌknɛçt.ˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/, /-ˈʁuːp.ʁɛçt/

Proper noun

Knecht Ruprecht m (proper noun, strong, genitive Knecht Ruprechts)

  1. A farmhand or servant character who accompanies St. Nicholas to help him and, traditionally, to punish naughty children with his rod.

Declension

Declension of Knecht Ruprecht
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Knecht Ruprecht
genitive eines des Knecht Ruprechts
dative einem dem Knecht Ruprecht
accusative einen den Knecht Ruprecht

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