Knecht Ruprecht
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌknɛçt.ˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/, /-ˈʁuːp.ʁɛçt/
Proper noun
Knecht Ruprecht m (proper noun, strong, genitive Knecht Ruprechts)
- 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 |
See also
- Hans Muff m
- Krampus m
- Nikolaus
- Schmutzli
- Zwarte Piet
Further reading
- “Knecht Ruprecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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