Knecht Ruprecht
German
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editKnecht 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
editDeclension of Knecht Ruprecht [sg-only, masculine, strong]
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “Knecht Ruprecht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache