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
(pejorative) flunky

Synonyms

dienaar m
-gast m
-jongen m

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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