Knäät

Limburgish

Alternative forms

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
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