Schildknecht

German edit

Etymology edit

Old High German skiltkneht, by surface analysis, Schild +‎ Knecht.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈʃɪltknɛçt]
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Hyphenation: Schild‧knecht

Noun edit

Schildknecht m (strong, genitive Schildknechtes or Schildknechts, plural Schildknechte)

(historical) shield bearer
Synonym: Schildknappe

Declension edit

Declension of Schildknecht [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schildknecht	die	Schildknechte
genitive	eines	des	Schildknechtes, Schildknechts	der	Schildknechte
dative	einem	dem	Schildknecht, Schildknechte¹	den	Schildknechten
accusative	einen	den	Schildknecht	die	Schildknechte

¹Now rare, see notes.

Proper noun edit

Schildknecht m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Schildknechts or (with an article) Schildknecht, feminine genitive Schildknecht, plural Schildknechts)

a surname