kneg

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch knecht, from Middle Dutch cnecht, from Old Dutch *kneht, from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knɛχ/

Noun

kneg (plural knegte)

1. servant

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from knega.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kneːɡ/
• Rhymes: -eːɡ

Noun

kneg n

1. (colloquial) a job (for which someone gets paid)

   Synonyms: jobb, arbete

   Han har skaffat sig ett nytt kneg

   He's gotten a new job

2. (colloquial) work (for which someone gets paid)

   Synonym: arbete

   Han kom hem efter dagens kneg

   He came home from the day's work

Declension

Declension of kneg

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kneg	knegs
	definite	kneget	knegets
plural	indefinite	kneg	knegs
	definite	knegen	knegens

Related terms

• knega
• knegare

References

• kneg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kneg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)