Knecht Ruprecht

German

Etymology

Knecht + Ruprecht

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌknɛçtˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/

Proper noun

Knecht Ruprecht m (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.

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