knecht
See also: Knecht
Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *kneht, from Proto-Germanic *knehtaz. Cognate with German Knecht, English knight.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /knɛxt/ (northern Netherlands)
- IPA(key): /knɛç(t)/ (Limburg)
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Noun
knecht m (plural knechten or knechts, diminutive knechtje n)
- servant
- (by extension) assistant, -hand, employee
- (derogatory) flunky
Derived terms
- knechten
- knechterig
- knechtschap n
- laarzeknecht m, laarzenknecht m (object)
- meesterknecht m
- verknechten
(types by task/employer)
- bakkersknecht m
- beulsknecht m
- herenknecht m
- landsknecht m, lansknecht m
- lijfknecht m
- schildknecht m
- toneelknecht m
- veeknecht m
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