"Knecht" meaning in All languages combined

See Knecht on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Knechts [plural]
Etymology: German surname, from Middle High German and Middle Low German knecht (“journeyman, knight's servant”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{der|en|gml|knecht||journeyman, knight's servant}} Middle Low German knecht (“journeyman, knight's servant”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Knecht (plural Knechts)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Knecht-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Noun [German]

IPA: /knɛçt/ Audio: De-Knecht.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛçt Etymology: From Middle High German knëht, from Old High German kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|knëht}} Middle High German knëht, {{inh|de|goh|kneht}} Old High German kneht, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*kneht}} Proto-West Germanic *kneht Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s|f=Magd}} Knecht m (strong, genitive Knechtes or Knechts, plural Knechte, feminine Magd) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Knechtes [genitive], Knechts [genitive], Knechte [plural], Magd [feminine], strong [table-tags], Knecht [nominative, singular], Knechte [definite, nominative, plural], Knechtes [genitive, singular], Knechts [genitive, singular], Knechte [definite, genitive, plural], Knecht [dative, singular], Knechte [dative, singular], Knechten [dative, definite, plural], Knecht [accusative, singular], Knechte [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. male servant, menial, especially on a farm Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Knecht-de-noun-5rvNDANL
  2. (figurative) serf, subordinate, someone unfree who serves another Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Knecht-de-noun-K4UbrhAq
  3. (historical) a soldier, often a mercenary, of the 15th to 17th centuries Tags: historical, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Knecht-de-noun-XLGMhMWC
  4. (obsolete) a boy or (young) man, typically of the lower classes Tags: masculine, obsolete, strong
    Sense id: en-Knecht-de-noun-I39ePwLW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 23 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: knechtisch, Knechtschaft [feminine], Knecht Ruprecht, Folterknecht, Landsknecht

Noun [Hunsrik]

IPA: /kneçt/ Forms: Knecht [plural]
Head templates: {{head|hrx|noun|plural|Knecht|g=m}} Knecht m (plural Knecht)
  1. servant Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Knecht-hrx-noun-KVryxVxx Categories (other): Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Knecht meaning in All languages combined (5.7kB)

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    }
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  "lang": "Hunsrik",
  "lang_code": "hrx",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hunsrik 1-syllable words",
        "Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hunsrik lemmas",
        "Hunsrik masculine nouns",
        "Hunsrik nouns",
        "Hunsrik terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "servant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kneçt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Knecht"
}

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