schildknaap

Dutch

Etymology

From schild (“shield”) +‎ knaap (“boy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɪltknaːp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: schild‧knaap

Noun

schildknaap m (plural schildknapen, diminutive schildknaapje n)

  1. squire, a knight's attendant and/or apprentice
  2. (figuratively) acolyte, sidekick, helper
  • schilddrager

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.