Hausknecht

German

Etymology

From Haus +‎ Knecht.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hausknecht m (strong, genitive Hausknechtes or Hausknechts, plural Hausknechte)

  1. manservant
  2. (dated) boots (in a guesthouse etc.)

Declension

Declension of Hausknecht [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hausknecht die Hausknechte
genitive eines des Hausknechtes, Hausknechts der Hausknechte
dative einem dem Hausknecht, Hausknechte1 den Hausknechten
accusative einen den Hausknecht die Hausknechte

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: aùsknecht

Further reading

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