Knäät

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• kneët (Veldeke spelling)
• Knee̩t (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
• Knéët (Eupen)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kneht. Compare German Knecht, Luxembourgish Kniecht, Dutch knecht, English knight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kneə̯t/, /knɛːt/, [knæːt]
• Rhymes: -eə̯t, -ɛːt

Noun

Knäät m (plural Knääte, diminutive Knäätsche or Knätsche) (German-based spelling)

1. male servant, menial, especially on a farm
2. (dated in many dialects) boy, lad or (young) man