"Knecht Ruprecht" meaning in German

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌknɛçt.ˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/, /-ˈʁuːp.ʁɛçt/ Forms: Knecht Ruprechts [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Knecht Ruprecht [nominative, singular], Knecht Ruprechts [genitive, singular], Knecht Ruprecht [dative, singular], Knecht Ruprecht [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Knecht + Ruprecht Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m}} Knecht Ruprecht m (proper noun, strong, genitive Knecht Ruprechts) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. A farmhand or servant character who accompanies St. Nicholas to help him and, traditionally, to punish naughty children with his rod. Wikipedia link: Companions of Saint Nicholas, de:Knecht Ruprecht Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong Categories (topical): Christmas Related terms: Hans Muff [masculine], Krampus [masculine], Nikolaus, Schmutzli, Zwarte Piet
    Sense id: en-Knecht_Ruprecht-de-name-sdbTHKyo Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "Knecht + Ruprecht",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Knecht Ruprechts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knecht Ruprecht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knecht Ruprechts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knecht Ruprecht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knecht Ruprecht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Knecht Ruprecht m (proper noun, strong, genitive Knecht Ruprechts)",
      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.sg"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Christmas",
          "orig": "de:Christmas",
          "parents": [
            "Christianity",
            "Holidays",
            "Abrahamism",
            "Observances",
            "Religion",
            "Calendar",
            "Culture",
            "Timekeeping",
            "Society",
            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A farmhand or servant character who accompanies St. Nicholas to help him and, traditionally, to punish naughty children with his rod."
      ],
      "id": "en-Knecht_Ruprecht-de-name-sdbTHKyo",
      "links": [
        [
          "farmhand",
          "farmhand"
        ],
        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ],
        [
          "St. Nicholas",
          "St. Nicholas"
        ],
        [
          "rod",
          "rod"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Hans Muff"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Krampus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nikolaus"
        },
        {
          "word": "Schmutzli"
        },
        {
          "word": "Zwarte Piet"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "proper-noun",
        "strong"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Companions of Saint Nicholas",
        "de:Knecht Ruprecht"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌknɛçt.ˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ˈʁuːp.ʁɛçt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Knecht Ruprecht"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Knecht + Ruprecht",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Knecht Ruprechts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masculine strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knecht Ruprecht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knecht Ruprechts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knecht Ruprecht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knecht Ruprecht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Knecht Ruprecht m (proper noun, strong, genitive Knecht Ruprechts)",
      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m.sg"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hans Muff"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Krampus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nikolaus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schmutzli"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zwarte Piet"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German multiword terms",
        "German proper nouns",
        "German uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "de:Christmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A farmhand or servant character who accompanies St. Nicholas to help him and, traditionally, to punish naughty children with his rod."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "farmhand",
          "farmhand"
        ],
        [
          "servant",
          "servant"
        ],
        [
          "St. Nicholas",
          "St. Nicholas"
        ],
        [
          "rod",
          "rod"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "proper-noun",
        "strong"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Companions of Saint Nicholas",
        "de:Knecht Ruprecht"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌknɛçt.ˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-ˈʁuːp.ʁɛçt/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Knecht Ruprecht"
}

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