Knecht Ruprecht

German

Etymology

Knecht + Ruprecht

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌknɛçt.ˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/, /-ˈʁuːp.ʁɛçt/

Proper noun

Knecht Ruprecht m (proper noun, strong, genitive Knecht Ruprechts)

  1. A farmhand or servant character who accompanies St. Nicholas to help him and, traditionally, to punish naughty children with his rod.

Declension

Declension of Knecht Ruprecht [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Knecht Ruprecht
genitive eines des Knecht Ruprechts
dative einem dem Knecht Ruprecht
accusative einen den Knecht Ruprecht

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