cneht

Middle High German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈknɛxt/

Noun

cnëht m

  1. alternative form of knëht

Declension

Declension of cnëht (strong masculine without umlaut)
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein dër cnëht die cnëhte
genitive eines dës cnëhtes dër cnëhte
dative eime dëm cnëhte dën cnëhten
accusative einen dën cnëht die cnëhte

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kneht, of unknown descent.

Noun

cneht m

  1. boy
  2. servant
  3. military servant, soldier

Declension

Declension of cneht (masculine a-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative cneht cnehta
accusative cneht cnehta
genitive cnehtes cnehto
dative cnehte cnehton

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: cnecht

Further reading

“kneht”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knext/, [kneçt]

Noun

cneht m (nominative plural cnehtas) (Anglian)

  1. alternative form of cniht

Usage notes

  • In Northumbrian, a genitive plural cnehtana is found.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative cneht cnehtas
accusative cneht cnehtas
genitive cnehtes cnehta
dative cnehte cnehtum
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