Knecht
See also: knecht
English
Etymology
German surname, from Middle High German and Middle Low German knecht (“journeyman, knight's servant”).
Proper noun
Knecht (plural Knechts)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Knecht is the 6,267th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,452 individuals. Knecht is most common among White (95.34%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Knecht”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 322.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German knëht, from Old High German kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /knɛçt/
- Rhymes: -ɛçt
Audio (file)
Noun
Knecht m (strong, genitive Knechtes or Knechts, plural Knechte, feminine Magd)
- male servant, menial, especially on a farm
- (figuratively) serf, subordinate, someone unfree who serves another
- (historical) a soldier, often a mercenary, of the 15th to 17th centuries
- (obsolete) a boy or (young) man, typically of the lower classes
Declension
Declension of Knecht [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Knecht | die | Knechte |
| genitive | eines | des | Knechtes, Knechts | der | Knechte |
| dative | einem | dem | Knecht, Knechte1 | den | Knechten |
| accusative | einen | den | Knecht | die | Knechte |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- knechtisch
- Knechtschaft f
- Knecht Ruprecht
- Folterknecht
- Landsknecht
Descendants
- → Russian: кнехт (knext)
Further reading
- “Knecht” in Duden online
- “Knecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kneçt/
Noun
Knecht m (plural Knecht)
- servant
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary