"Landsknecht" meaning in German

See Landsknecht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlantsˌknɛçt/ Audio: De-Landsknecht.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛçt Etymology: From Lands (“of the land”) + Knecht (“servant”). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Land|Knecht|alt1=Lands|t1=of the land|t2=servant}} Lands (“of the land”) + Knecht (“servant”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Landsknecht m (strong, genitive Landsknechtes or Landsknechts, plural Landsknechte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Landsknechtes [genitive], Landsknechts [genitive], Landsknechte [plural], strong [table-tags], Landsknecht [nominative, singular], Landsknechte [definite, nominative, plural], Landsknechtes [genitive, singular], Landsknechts [genitive, singular], Landsknechte [definite, genitive, plural], Landsknecht [dative, singular], Landsknechte [dative, singular], Landsknechten [dative, definite, plural], Landsknecht [accusative, singular], Landsknechte [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (countable, historical) lansquenet (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) Tags: countable, historical, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Landsknecht-de-noun-O6WS9Tu2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
  2. (uncountable) lansquenet (gambling card game) Tags: masculine, strong, uncountable Synonyms: Lansquenet
    Sense id: en-Landsknecht-de-noun-cOMp3519 Categories (other): Card games, Military units Disambiguation of Card games: 23 77 Disambiguation of Military units: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Landsknechtgott, Landsknechthaut, Landsknechtherz, Landsknechtkrüge, Landsknechtorden, Landsknechtsheer, Landsknechtslied, Landsknechtstrommel, Landsknechttisch

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "Landsknechtgott"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "Landsknechthaut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "Landsknechtherz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "Landsknechtkrüge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "Landsknechtorden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "Landsknechtsheer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "Landsknechtslied"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "Landsknechtstrommel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "51 49",
      "word": "Landsknechttisch"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "lāndsknīšt",
      "word": "لَانْدْسْكْنِيشْت"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lancknecht"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "landsknægt"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "tags": [
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "landsknecht"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "lansknecht"
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      ],
      "word": "Landsknecht"
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    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "landsknecht"
    },
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          "lang_code": "ca",
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        },
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          "lang_code": "pt",
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            "borrowed"
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        },
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          "lang_code": "pt",
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            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "lansquenê"
        },
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
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            "borrowed"
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          "word": "lansquenete"
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      "lang_code": "fr",
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "lansquenet"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "Lántsknecht",
      "word": "Λάντσκνεχτ"
    },
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      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "landsknékht",
      "word": "לָאנְדְסְקְנֶכְט"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lanzichenecco"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "zecchinetta"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "zecchinetto"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "rantsukunehito",
      "word": "ランツクネヒト"
    },
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "rancheukeunehiteu",
      "word": "란츠크네히트"
    },
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      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Landsknectus"
    },
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      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "lang_code": "lt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "landsknechtas"
    },
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      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "landsknekt"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lancknecht"
    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "landsknecht"
    },
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          "lang": "Georgian",
          "lang_code": "ka",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "roman": "landsḳnexṭi",
          "word": "ლანდსკნეხტი"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "landsknéxt",
      "word": "ландскне́хт"
    },
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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ландскнехт"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "landsknext"
    },
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      "lang_code": "sv",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "landsknekt"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "lang_code": "uz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "landsknext"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lencơnet"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "Landsknechtes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Landsknechts",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Landsknechte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Landsknechts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Landsknechte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknechten",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknecht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknechte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "parts": [
        "Lands",
        "knecht"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
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      "name": "de-ndecl"
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
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        "(countable, historical) lansquenet (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century)"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      ],
      "id": "en-Landsknecht-de-noun-cOMp3519",
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        "(uncountable) lansquenet (gambling card game)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "Lansquenet"
        }
      ],
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        "strong",
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈlantsˌknɛçt/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛçt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Landsknecht"
}
{
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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/ɛçt",
    "Rhymes:German/ɛçt/2 syllables",
    "de:Card games",
    "de:Military units"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Landsknechtgott"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landsknechthaut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landsknechtherz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landsknechtkrüge"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landsknechtorden"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landsknechtsheer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landsknechtslied"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landsknechtstrommel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landsknechttisch"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "lāndsknīšt",
      "word": "لَانْدْسْكْنِيشْت"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lancknecht"
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      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
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        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "landsknægt"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "tags": [
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "landsknecht"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "lansknecht"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Landsknecht"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "landsknecht"
    },
    {
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        {
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          "lang_code": "ca",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
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        {
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            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "lansquenet"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "pt",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "lansquenete"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "lansquené"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "lansquenê"
        },
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "lansquenete"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lansquenet"
    },
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "Lántsknecht",
      "word": "Λάντσκνεχτ"
    },
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      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "landsknékht",
      "word": "לָאנְדְסְקְנֶכְט"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lanzichenecco"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "zecchinetta"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "zecchinetto"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "rantsukunehito",
      "word": "ランツクネヒト"
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      "lang_code": "ko",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "rancheukeunehiteu",
      "word": "란츠크네히트"
    },
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      "lang": "Latin",
      "lang_code": "la",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Landsknectus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "lang_code": "lt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "landsknechtas"
    },
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      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "landsknekt"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lancknecht"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "landsknecht"
    },
    {
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        {
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "lang_code": "ka",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "roman": "landsḳnexṭi",
          "word": "ლანდსკნეხტი"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "landsknéxt",
      "word": "ландскне́хт"
    },
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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ландскнехт"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "landsknext"
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "tags": [
        "calque",
        "calque"
      ],
      "word": "landsknekt"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "lang_code": "uz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "landsknext"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "lang_code": "vi",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "lencơnet"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "From Lands (“of the land”) + Knecht (“servant”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Landsknechtes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknechts",
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        "genitive"
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknecht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknechte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknechtes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknechts",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknechte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknecht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknechte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknechten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknecht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Landsknechte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Landsknecht m (strong, genitive Landsknechtes or Landsknechts, plural Landsknechte)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "Lands",
        "knecht"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German countable nouns",
        "German terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lansquenet (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lansquenet",
          "lansquenet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable, historical) lansquenet (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "historical",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lansquenet (gambling card game)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lansquenet",
          "lansquenet"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) lansquenet (gambling card game)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Lansquenet"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlantsˌknɛçt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Landsknecht.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e1/De-Landsknecht.ogg/De-Landsknecht.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/De-Landsknecht.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛçt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Landsknecht"
}

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