Knecht Ruprecht

German

Etymology

Knecht + Ruprecht

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌknɛçt.ˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/, /-ˈʁuːp.ʁɛçt/

Proper noun

Knecht Ruprecht m (proper noun, strong, genitive Knecht Ruprechts)

1. A farmhand or servant character who accompanies St. Nicholas to help him and, traditionally, to punish naughty children with his rod.

Declension

Declension of Knecht Ruprecht [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Knecht Ruprecht
genitive	eines	des	Knecht Ruprechts
dative	einem	dem	Knecht Ruprecht
accusative	einen	den	Knecht Ruprecht

See also

• Hans Muff m
• Krampus m
• Nikolaus
• Schmutzli
• Zwarte Piet

Further reading

• “Knecht Ruprecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache