Knecht Ruprecht

German

Etymology

Knecht + Ruprecht

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌknɛçtˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/

Proper noun

Knecht Ruprecht m (genitive Knecht Ruprechts)

farmhand Ruprecht, servant Ruprecht; a figure who accompanies St. Nicholas to help him and, traditionally, to punish naughty children with his rod

See also

Hans Muff m
Krampus m
Nikolaus

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