Knecht Ruprecht

== German == === Etymology === Knecht + Ruprecht === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌknɛçt.ˈʁuː.pʁɛçt/, /-ˈʁuːp.ʁɛçt/ === Proper noun === Knecht 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 ==== ==== See also ==== Hans Muff m Krampus m Nikolaus Schmutzli Zwarte Piet === Further reading === “Knecht Ruprecht”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)