Hofknecht

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hovekneht, from Old High German hofakneht, hovakneht. Equivalent to Hof +‎ Knecht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːfˌknɛçt/
• Rhymes: -ɛçt
• Hyphenation: Hof‧knecht

Noun

Hofknecht m (strong, genitive Hofknechtes or Hofknechts, plural Hofknechte, feminine Hofmagd)

1. male servant, menial on a farmyard or a court (residence of a nobleman)

Declension

Declension of Hofknecht [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Hofknecht	die	Hofknechte
genitive	eines	des	Hofknechtes, Hofknechts	der	Hofknechte
dative	einem	dem	Hofknecht, Hofknechte1	den	Hofknechten
accusative	einen	den	Hofknecht	die	Hofknechte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Hofknecht m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hofknechts or (with an article) Hofknecht, feminine genitive Hofknecht, plural Hofknechts)

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Declension of Hofknecht [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Hofknecht	(eine)	(die)	Hofknecht	(die)	Hofknechts
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Hofknechts, Hofknecht1	(einer)	(der)	Hofknecht	(der)	Hofknechts
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Hofknecht	(einer)	(der)	Hofknecht	(den)	Hofknechts
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Hofknecht	(eine)	(die)	Hofknecht	(die)	Hofknechts

¹With an article.

Further reading

• “Hofknecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Hofknecht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.