knecht
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See also: Knecht
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
knecht m anim
Declension
Further reading
- knecht in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- knecht in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cnecht, from Old Dutch *kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.
Pronunciation
Noun
knecht m (plural knechten or knechts, diminutive knechtje n)
- A servant.
- (by extension) An assistant, hand, employee.
- (derogatory) A flunky; often in diminutive form.
Synonyms
Derived terms
(types by task/employer)
- bakkersknecht
- beulsknecht
- boerenknecht
- dekknecht
- herenknecht
- huisknecht
- landsknecht
- lansknecht
- lijfknecht
- livreiknecht
- meesterknecht
- schildknecht
- stalknecht
- toneelknecht
- veeknecht
- wapenknecht
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Knecht, from Middle High German knëht, from Old High German kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.
Pronunciation
Noun
knecht m pers
- (military, historical) German army infantryman
Declension
Declension of knecht
Noun
knecht m inan
Declension
Declension of knecht
Further reading
- knecht in Polish dictionaries at PWN