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Etymology

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Knecht + Ruprecht

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌknɛçt.ˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/, /-ˈʁuːp.ʁɛçt/

Proper noun

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Knecht Ruprecht m (proper noun, strong, genitive Knecht Ruprechts)

  1. A farmhand or servant character who accompanies St. Nicholas to help him and, traditionally, to punish naughty children with his rod.

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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