Ritterstand

German

Etymology

From Ritter (“knight”) +‎ Stand (“stand, status, position”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈʁɪtɐˌʃtant]
  • Hyphenation: Rit‧ter‧stand

Noun

Ritterstand m (strong, genitive Ritterstandes or Ritterstands, plural Ritterstände)

  1. knighthood

Declension
Declension of Ritterstand [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ritterstand die Ritterstände
genitive eines des Ritterstandes, Ritterstands der Ritterstände
dative einem dem Ritterstand, Ritterstande1 den Ritterständen
accusative einen den Ritterstand die Ritterstände

1Now rare, see notes.

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