Schildknecht

German

Etymology

Old High German skiltkneht, by surface analysis, Schild +‎ Knecht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɪltknɛçt]
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  • Hyphenation: Schild‧knecht

Noun

Schildknecht m (strong, genitive Schildknechtes or Schildknechts, plural Schildknechte)

  1. (historical) shield bearer
    Synonym: Schildknappe

Declension

Declension of Schildknecht [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schildknecht die Schildknechte
genitive eines des Schildknechtes, Schildknechts der Schildknechte
dative einem dem Schildknecht, Schildknechte1 den Schildknechten
accusative einen den Schildknecht die Schildknechte

1Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun

Schildknecht m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schildknechts or (with an article) Schildknecht, feminine genitive Schildknecht, plural Schildknechts)

  1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Schildknecht [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Schildknecht (eine) (die) Schildknecht (die) Schildknechts
genitive (eines) (des) Schildknechts, Schildknecht1 (einer) (der) Schildknecht (der) Schildknechts
dative (einem) (dem) Schildknecht (einer) (der) Schildknecht (den) Schildknechts
accusative (einen) (den) Schildknecht (eine) (die) Schildknecht (die) Schildknechts

1With an article.

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