die Knechtschaft
C1bondage / servitude
- English meaning
- bondage / servitude
- Gender
- die — feminine
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Knechtschaft in a sentence
Die Knechtschaft war ein dunkles Kapitel der Menschheit.
Bondage was a dark chapter in human history.
Declension of die Knechtschaft
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Knechtschaft | — |
| Accusative | die Knechtschaft | — |
| Dative | der Knechtschaft | — |
| Genitive | der Knechtschaft | — |
Word family
die Knechtschaft is built from der Knecht (servant / farmhand) and die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where Knechtschaft comes from
Das Wort ist seit dem 16. Jahrhundert belegt. :Ableitung von dem Substantiv Knecht mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -schaft
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Questions about Knechtschaft
Is it der, die or das Knechtschaft?
It is die Knechtschaft — Knechtschaft is feminine.
What is the genitive of Knechtschaft?
The genitive singular is der Knechtschaft.
What does Knechtschaft mean in English?
die Knechtschaft means "bondage / servitude". For example: "Die Knechtschaft war ein dunkles Kapitel der Menschheit." — "Bondage was a dark chapter in human history."
What level is Knechtschaft in German?
Knechtschaft is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the history & the past vocabulary.
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