Knecht Ruprecht
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
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 edit
Declension of Knecht Ruprecht [sg-only, masculine, strong]
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “Knecht Ruprecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache