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Knecht Ruprecht
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German
de:
Companions of Saint Nicholas
Etymology
de Knecht + de Ruprecht
Pronunciation
de /ˌknɛçt.ˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/ /-ˈʁuːp.ʁɛçt/
Proper noun
m
A farmhand or servant character who accompanies St. Nicholas to help him and, traditionally, to punish naughty children with his rod.
Declension
m.sg
See also
de Hans Muff m
de Krampus m
de Nikolaus
de Schmutzli
nl Zwarte Piet
Further reading
de Christmas