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knecht

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Czech

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Knecht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈknɛxt]
  • Hyphenation: knecht

Noun

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knecht m anim

  1. soldier
    Synonym: voják

Declension

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Further reading

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  • knecht”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • knecht”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch cnecht, from Old Dutch *kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /knɛxt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: knecht
  • Rhymes: -ɛxt

Noun

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knecht m (plural knechten or knechts, diminutive knechtje n)

  1. a servant
    Synonyms: bediende, bode, dienaar, dienstbode
  2. (by extension) an assistant, hand, employee
  3. (derogatory) a flunky; often in diminutive form

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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(types by task/employer)

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: kneg
  • Indonesian: kenek
  • Negerhollands: knegt, knecht

Middle Low German

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Etymology

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Likely from Old Dutch *kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

Noun

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knecht

  1. servant, vassal, bondsman
  2. boy, young boy
  3. bachelor, unmarried man
  4. assistant, journeyman, apprentice
  5. soldier, mercenary
  6. squire, knight without knighthood

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References

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Knecht, from Middle High German knëht, from Old High German kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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knecht m pers

  1. (military, historical) German army infantryman
    Synonym: piechur
    Hypernym: żołnierz

Declension

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Noun

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knecht m inan

  1. (nautical) bitts
    Synonyms: pachoł, poler

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Further reading

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  • knecht in Polish dictionaries at PWN