Knechtschaft in German

IPA: /ˈknɛçtʃaft/ Audio: De-Knechtschaft.ogg

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Etymology: From Knecht + -schaft. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Knecht|-schaft}}, {{suffix|de|Knecht|schaft}} Knecht + -schaft Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Knechtschaft f (genitive Knechtschaft, plural Knechtschaften) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Knechtschaft [genitive], Knechtschaften [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Knechtschaft [nominative, singular], Knechtschaften [definite, nominative, plural], Knechtschaft [genitive, singular], Knechtschaften [definite, genitive, plural], Knechtschaft [dative, singular], Knechtschaften [dative, definite, plural], Knechtschaft [accusative, singular], Knechtschaften [accusative, definite, plural]

Inflected forms

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    [
      "Knecht",
      "Knecht#German"
    ],
    [
      "-schaft",
      "-schaft#German"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Knecht + -schaft.",
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    {
      "form": "Knechtschaft",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaften",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaften",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaften",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "German entries referencing missing etymons",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bondage, servitude, serfdom (state of being unfree and subordinated)"
      ],
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          "bondage",
          "bondage"
        ],
        [
          "servitude",
          "servitude"
        ],
        [
          "serfdom",
          "serfdom"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Schuldknechtschaft"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vertragsknechtschaft"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Unfreiheit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hörigkeit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Unterjochung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Unterdrückung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Unterwerfung"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈknɛçtʃaft/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Knechtschaft"
}

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "Knecht",
      "Knecht#German"
    ],
    [
      "-schaft",
      "-schaft#German"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Knecht + -schaft.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaft",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaften",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaft",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaft",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Knechtschaften",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Knechtschaft f (genitive Knechtschaft, plural Knechtschaften)",
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    }
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        "1": "f"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Schuldknechtschaft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vertragsknechtschaft"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "German entries referencing missing etymons",
        "German entries with etymon",
        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German feminine nouns",
        "German lemmas",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms suffixed with -schaft",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bondage, servitude, serfdom (state of being unfree and subordinated)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bondage",
          "bondage"
        ],
        [
          "servitude",
          "servitude"
        ],
        [
          "serfdom",
          "serfdom"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Unfreiheit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Hörigkeit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Unterjochung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Unterdrückung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Unterwerfung"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈknɛçtʃaft/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/De-Knechtschaft.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Knechtschaft"
}

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"Knechtschaft" meaning in German

Noun

Inflected forms