Rittertum

German

Alternative forms

• Ritterthum (superseded)

Etymology

From Ritter +‎ -tum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɪtɐˌtuːm]
• Hyphenation: Rit‧ter‧tum

Noun

Rittertum n (strong, genitive Rittertumes or Rittertums, no plural)

1. knighthood

Declension

Declension of Rittertum [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rittertum
genitive	eines	des	Rittertumes, Rittertums
dative	einem	dem	Rittertum, Rittertume1
accusative	ein	das	Rittertum

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• Rittertum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Rittertum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Rittertum” in Duden online
• “Rittertum” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon