knægt

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German knecht, from Old Saxon kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰnɛɡ̊d̥]

Noun

knægt c (singular definite knægten, plural indefinite knægte)

  1. boy, lad
  2. jack, knave (playing card)

Declension

See also

Playing cards in Danish · kort, spillekort (layout · text)
es toer treer firer femmer sekser syver
otter nier tier knægt, bonde dame, dronning konge joker

References

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