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Основные варианты перевода слова «рыцарь» на английский

- knight |naɪt|  — рыцарь, конь, витязь, всадник, донкихот

отважный рыцарь — hardy knight
рыцарь в доспехах — a mailed knight
рыцарь-знаменосец — knight banneret

благородный рыцарь — gentle knight
странствующий рыцарь — knight arrant
рыцарь Лебедя, Лоэнгрин — the Knight of the Swan
рыцарь без страха и упрёка — a knight without fear and reproach
рыцарь без страха и упрёка — Knight without Fear and (without) Reproach
отважный /доблестный/ рыцарь — stalwart knight
рыцарь победил всех соперников — the knight defeated all antagonists
рыцарь Печального Образа (Дон-Кихот) — Knight of the Rueful Countenance
рыцарь в сияющих доспехах; принц на белом коне — knight in shining armour
одетый в железные доспехи средневековый рыцарь — steel-clad mediaeval knight
рыцарь-бакалавр (низшая степень рыцарства в Великобритании) — knight bachelor
защитник обреченных на неудачу дел; странствующий рыцарь; мечтатель — knight errant

ещё 12 примеров свернуть

- cavalier |ˌkævəˈlɪr|  — кавалер, всадник, рыцарь, кавалерист, роялист
- chevalier |ˌʃevəˈlɪr|  — кавалер, рыцарь, кавалер ордена

храбрый рыцарь — preux chevalier

- bachelor |ˈbætʃələr|  — бакалавр, холостяк, бобыль, рыцарь

Смотрите также

доблестный воин [рыцарь] — gallant soldier [knight]
рыцарь, сторонник холодной войны  — cold warrior
рыцарь /разбойник/ с большой дороги — gentleman /knight, squire/ of the pad
рыцарь с большой дороги; коммивояжёр; разбойник — gentleman of the road
защитник обречённых на неудачу дел; странствующий рыцарь; мечтатель — knight-errant

Родственные слова, либо редко используемые варианты перевода

- chivalry |ˈʃɪvəlrɪ|  — рыцарство

knight

a man awarded a nonhereditary title (Sir) by a sovereign in recognition of merit; a man devoted to the service of a woman

Not to be confused with:

night – darkness between sunset and sunrise

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knight

 (nīt)

n.

1.

a. A medieval tenant giving military service as a mounted man-at-arms to a feudal landholder.

b. A medieval gentleman-soldier, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.

c. A man holding a nonhereditary title conferred by a sovereign in recognition of personal merit or service to the country.

2. A man belonging to an order or brotherhood.

3.

a. A defender, champion, or zealous upholder of a cause or principle.

b. The devoted champion of a lady.

4. Abbr. Kt or N Games A chess piece, usually in the shape of a horse’s head, that can be moved two squares along a rank and one along a file or two squares along a file and one along a rank. The knight is the only piece that can jump other pieces to land on an open square.

tr.v. knight·ed, knight·ing, knights

To raise (a person) to knighthood.


[Middle English, from Old English cniht.]


knight′ly adj. & adv.

knight′li·ness n.

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knight

(naɪt)

n

1. (Historical Terms) (in medieval Europe)

a. (originally) a person who served his lord as a mounted and heavily armed soldier

b. (later) a gentleman invested by a king or other lord with the military and social standing of this rank

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in modern times) a person invested by a sovereign with a nonhereditary rank and dignity usually in recognition of personal services, achievements, etc. A British knight bears the title Sir placed before his name, as in Sir Winston Churchill

3. (Chess & Draughts) a chess piece, usually shaped like a horse’s head, that moves either two squares horizontally and one square vertically or one square horizontally and two squares vertically

4. a heroic champion of a lady or of a cause or principle

5. (Historical Terms) a member of the Roman class of the equites

vb

(tr) to make (a person) a knight; dub

[Old English cniht servant; related to Old High German kneht boy]


Knight

(naɪt)

n

(Biography) Dame Laura. 1887–1970, British painter, noted for her paintings of Gypsies, the ballet, and the circus

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knight

(naɪt)
n.

1. (in the Middle Ages)

a. a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior.

b. a man, usu. of noble birth, who after serving as page and squire was raised to honorable military rank and bound to chivalrous conduct.

2. any person of a rank similar to that of the medieval knight.

3. a man upon whom nonhereditary knighthood is conferred by a sovereign, in Great Britain ranking next below a baronet.

4. a member of any association that designates its members as knights.

5. a chess piece shaped like a horse’s head, moved one square vertically and then two squares horizontally or one square horizontally and two squares vertically.

v.t.

6. to dub or make (a man) a knight.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English cniht boy, manservant; c. Old High German kneht]

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

knight

  • esquire — At its root, it means «shield bearer (in service to a knight),» from Latin scutarius.
  • forget-me-nots — May have gotten their name from the last words of a knight who drowned while trying to pick these flowers by a riverside.
  • heart on one’s sleeve — Comes from chivalry, when a knight wore a scarf or other item from his lady tied to his sleeve.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

knight

Past participle: knighted
Gerund: knighting

Imperative
knight
knight
Present
I knight
you knight
he/she/it knights
we knight
you knight
they knight
Preterite
I knighted
you knighted
he/she/it knighted
we knighted
you knighted
they knighted
Present Continuous
I am knighting
you are knighting
he/she/it is knighting
we are knighting
you are knighting
they are knighting
Present Perfect
I have knighted
you have knighted
he/she/it has knighted
we have knighted
you have knighted
they have knighted
Past Continuous
I was knighting
you were knighting
he/she/it was knighting
we were knighting
you were knighting
they were knighting
Past Perfect
I had knighted
you had knighted
he/she/it had knighted
we had knighted
you had knighted
they had knighted
Future
I will knight
you will knight
he/she/it will knight
we will knight
you will knight
they will knight
Future Perfect
I will have knighted
you will have knighted
he/she/it will have knighted
we will have knighted
you will have knighted
they will have knighted
Future Continuous
I will be knighting
you will be knighting
he/she/it will be knighting
we will be knighting
you will be knighting
they will be knighting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been knighting
you have been knighting
he/she/it has been knighting
we have been knighting
you have been knighting
they have been knighting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been knighting
you will have been knighting
he/she/it will have been knighting
we will have been knighting
you will have been knighting
they will have been knighting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been knighting
you had been knighting
he/she/it had been knighting
we had been knighting
you had been knighting
they had been knighting
Conditional
I would knight
you would knight
he/she/it would knight
we would knight
you would knight
they would knight
Past Conditional
I would have knighted
you would have knighted
he/she/it would have knighted
we would have knighted
you would have knighted
they would have knighted

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Translations

حامِل وِسام رُتْبَة فارِسفارسفارِسفَرَس في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْجيَمْنَح لَقَب فارِس

конрицар

jezdecpasovatrytíř

ridderspringer

ĉevalokavaliro

hevonenlyödä ritariksiratsuritari

konjskakačvitez

lovaggá üthuszárlovag

riddarisá sem sæmdur er riddaratignslá til riddara

eques

„knight“ titulassuteikti „knight“ tituląžirgas

bruņinieksiecelt bruņinieku kārtāpiešķirt muižnieku kārtas tituluzirdziņš

jazdecpasovať na rytiera

vitezkonjskakač

dubbahästknektriddarespringare

atşövalyeşövalye unvanı vermekşövalye yapmaksir ünvanlı kimse

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knight

(nait) noun

1. in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback. King Arthur and his knights.

2. a man of rank, having the title `Sir’. Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.

3. a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse’s head.

verb

to make (a person) a knight. He was knighted for his services to industry.

ˈknighthood noun

the rank or title of a knight. He received a knighthood from the Queen.

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noun

a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages.

(in Europe in the Middle Ages) a man, usually of noble birth, who after an apprenticeship as page and squire was raised to honorable military rank and bound to chivalrous conduct.

any person of a rank similar to that of the medieval knight.

a man upon whom the nonhereditary dignity of knighthood is conferred by a sovereign because of personal merit or for services rendered to the country. In Great Britain he holds the rank next below that of a baronet, and the title Sir is prefixed to the Christian name, as in Sir John Smith.

a member of any order or association that designates its members as knights.

Chess. a piece shaped like a horse’s head, moved one square vertically and then two squares horizontally or one square horizontally and two squares vertically.

Nautical.

  1. a short vertical timber having on its head a sheave through which running rigging is rove.
  2. any other fitting or erection bearing such a sheave.

verb (used with object)

to dub or make (a man) a knight.

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Origin of knight

before 900; Middle English; Old English cniht boy, manservant; cognate with German, Dutch knecht servant

OTHER WORDS FROM knight

knightless, adjectiveun·knight·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH knight

knight , night

Words nearby knight

knife pleat, knifepoint, knife rest, Knife River, knife switch, knight, knight bachelor, knight banneret, Knight, Death and the Devil, knight-errant, knight-errantry

Other definitions for knight (2 of 2)


noun

Eric, 1897–1943, U.S. novelist, born in England.

Frank Hy·ne·man [hahy-nuh-muhn], /ˈhaɪ nə mən/, 1885–1972, U.S. economist.

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Words related to knight

banneret, cavalier, champion, chevalier, companion, gallant, gentleman, horseman, lover, man-at-arms, paladin, partisan, protagonist, templar, caballero, knight errant

How to use knight in a sentence

  • Knight also noted the anti-LGBTQ crackdown across Indonesia.

  • Knight and his wife gave more than $900 million to the Knight Foundation and $300 million to the University of Oregon.

  • Knight, a tall, imposing figure with penetrating blue eyes, was sent back into the army only to desert again, making his way home on foot.

  • “I don’t think they’re really feeling it right now,” Knight said.

  • Instead, Knight’s team had planned to use other materials that can generate current from the swaying of trees.

  • So she lies to the knight, telling him Madalena is sorry and wants him back.

  • The NOPD fired Knight in 1973 for stealing lumber from a construction site as an off-duty cop.

  • Knight and Farrell were both fired from the New Orleans Police Department before they gravitated to Duke.

  • Scalise was a state representative old enough to remember the notoriety of Farrell and Knight from years before.

  • “Poor Steve Scalise is getting a bad rap,” Knight, a long-time aide to former KKK leader David Duke, told The Daily Beast.

  • The worthy knight not being now alive to veto the project, a figure of him has been placed opposite the College in Edmund Street.

  • That brave knight was my great, great grandfather, and he has often sat in this very chair in which I am sitting now.

  • The handsome person and gallant bearing of the youthful knight excited general sympathy and regret.

  • But to a Knight of Industry, as he knew the Count to be, a certain thousand pounds would be a great temptation.

  • According to Froissart, he was ‘esteemed the bravest and most enterprising knight in the two kingdoms.’

British Dictionary definitions for knight (1 of 2)


noun

(in medieval Europe)

  1. (originally) a person who served his lord as a mounted and heavily armed soldier
  2. (later) a gentleman invested by a king or other lord with the military and social standing of this rank

(in modern times) a person invested by a sovereign with a nonhereditary rank and dignity usually in recognition of personal services, achievements, etc. A British knight bears the title Sir placed before his name, as in Sir Winston Churchill

a chess piece, usually shaped like a horse’s head, that moves either two squares horizontally and one square vertically or one square horizontally and two squares vertically

a heroic champion of a lady or of a cause or principle

a member of the Roman class of the equites

verb

(tr) to make (a person) a knight; dub

Word Origin for knight

Old English cniht servant; related to Old High German kneht boy

British Dictionary definitions for knight (2 of 2)


noun

Dame Laura. 1887–1970, British painter, noted for her paintings of Gypsies, the ballet, and the circus

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Cultural definitions for knight

notes for knight

Over the centuries, knighthood gradually lost its military functions, but it has survived as a social distinction in Europe, especially in England.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

English[edit]

A knight (warrior).
A knight (chess).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: nīt, IPA(key): /naɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt
  • Homophones: night, nite

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English knight, knyght, kniht, from Old English cniht (boy, servant), from Proto-West Germanic *kneht.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • knyght

Noun[edit]

knight (plural knights)

  1. (historical) A young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
  2. (historical) A minor nobleman with an honourable military rank who had served as a page and squire.
  3. (by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.
    King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
  4. (law, historical) A person obliged to provide knight service in exchange for maintenance of an estate held in knight’s fee.
  5. (modern) A person on whom a knighthood has been conferred by a monarch.
  6. (literary) A brave, chivalrous and honorable man devoted to a noble cause or love interest.
  7. (chess) A chess piece, often in the shape of a horse’s head, that is moved two squares in one direction and one at right angles to that direction in a single move, leaping over any intervening pieces.
  8. (card games, dated) A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave or jack.
  9. (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ypthima.
  10. (modern) Any mushroom belonging to genus Tricholoma.
Synonyms[edit]
  • (chess piece): horse (informal)
Hyponyms[edit]
  • knight banneret, banneret
Coordinate terms[edit]
  • knight’s fee, knight service
Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from the noun knight

Translations[edit]

warrior, especially of the Middle Ages

  • Afrikaans: ridder
  • Albanian: kalorës (sq) m, kalorëse f
  • Arabic: فَارِس (ar) m (fāris)
  • Armenian: ասպետ (hy) (aspet)
  • Aromanian: caballeru m
  • Azerbaijani: cəngavər, rıtsar
  • Basque: zaldun
  • Belarusian: ры́цар m (rýcar), ві́цязь m (vícjazʹ), багаты́р m (bahatýr), лы́цар m (lýcar)
  • Breton: marc’heg (br)
  • Bulgarian: ри́цар (bg) m (rícar)
  • Catalan: cavaller (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 騎士骑士 (zh) (qíshì), 大俠大侠 (zh) (dàxiá), 爵士 (zh) (juéshì)
  • Cornish: marghek m, marghoges f
  • Czech: rytíř (cs) m, vítěz (cs)
  • Danish: ridder (da) c
  • Dutch: ridder (nl) m
  • Esperanto: kavaliro
  • Estonian: rüütel (et)
  • Finnish: ritari (fi)
  • French: chevalier (fr) m
    Middle French: chevalier m
    Old French: chevalier m
  • Friulian: cavalîr m
  • Galician: cabaleiro (gl) m, cabaleira f
  • Georgian: რაინდი (raindi)
  • German: Ritter (de) m
    Middle High German: rîtære m, rîter m, riter m, ritter m
  • Greek: ιππότης (el) m (ippótis)
  • Hebrew: פָּרָשׁ (he) m (parásh), אַבִּיר (he) m (abír)
  • Hindi: शूरवीर (hi) m (śūrvīr), राउल (hi) m (rāul), नाइट m (nāiṭ)
  • Hungarian: lovag (hu)
  • Icelandic: riddari (is) m
  • Ido: kavaliero (io)
  • Indonesian: ksatria (id)
  • Interlingua: cavallero, cavaliero
  • Irish: ridire m
  • Italian: cavaliere (it) m
  • Japanese: 騎士 (ja) (きし, kishi), ナイト (ja) (naito)
  • Kazakh: сері (serı)
  • Khmer: អស្សឬទ្ធិ (ahsa’ rɨɨ tʰi’)
  • Korean: 기사(騎士) (ko) (gisa), 나이트 (naiteu)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: سوارا (ckb) (swara)
    Northern Kurdish: şovalye (ku), siwarî (ku)
  • Kyrgyz: рыцарь (ky) (rıtsarʹ)
  • Latin: eques (la) m
    Medieval Latin: mīles (la) m, mīlitāris (la) m
  • Latvian: bruņinieks m
  • Lithuanian: riteris m
  • Low German:
    German Low German: ridder
  • Macedonian: витез m (vitez), рицар (mk) m (ricar), ритер (mk) m (riter)
  • Malay: kesatria
  • Maltese: kavallier
  • Manx: reejerey
  • Maranao: kabayo
  • Middle English: knyght, chivaler
  • Norwegian: ridder (no)
    Nynorsk: riddar
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ridder (no) m
  • Old English: ridda m
  • Old Occitan: cavaller, cavalier
  • Persian: شهسوار (fa) (šahsavâr), شوالیه (fa) (šovâliye)
  • Polish: rycerz (pl) m pers, raciądz (pl) m pers
  • Portuguese: cavaleiro (pt) m
  • Romanian: cavaler (ro) m
  • Russian: ры́царь (ru) m (rýcarʹ), ви́тязь (ru) m (vítjazʹ), богаты́рь (ru) m (bogatýrʹ)
  • Scottish Gaelic: ridire m
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: витез m
    Roman: vitez (sh) m
  • Sicilian: cavaleri (scn) m
  • Slovak: rytier m, víťaz m
  • Slovene: vitez (sl) m
  • Spanish: caballero (es) m, caballera f
  • Swedish: knekt (sv) c, riddare (sv) c
  • Tagalog: kabalyero (tl), maginoo
  • Tajik: баҳодур (bahodur), ритсар (ritsar)
  • Thai: อัศวิน (th) (àt-sà-win)
  • Turkish: şövalye (tr)
  • Ukrainian: ли́цар m (lýcar), ри́цар m (rýcar), ви́тязь m (výtjazʹ), богати́р (uk) m (bohatýr)
  • Uyghur: چەۋەنداز(chewendaz)
  • Uzbek: ritsar (uz)
  • Vietnamese: hiệp sĩ (vi)
  • Vilamovian: rycyż m
  • Welsh: marchog m
  • West Frisian: ridder
  • Yiddish: ריטער‎ m (riter)
  • Zazaki: sahsuar m, sowalya m, aspar (diq)

person on whom a knighthood has been conferred

  • Armenian: ասպետ (hy) (aspet)
  • Basque: zaldun
  • Belarusian: ры́цар m (rýcar)
  • Bulgarian: ри́цар (bg) m (rícar)
  • Catalan: cavaller (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 騎士骑士 (zh) (qíshì)
  • Czech: rytíř (cs) m
  • Danish: ridder (da) c
  • Dutch: ridder (nl) m
  • Esperanto: kavaliro
  • Finnish: ritari (fi)
  • French: chevalier (fr) m
  • Galician: cabaleiro (gl) m, cabaleira f
  • Georgian: რაინდი (raindi)
  • German: Ritter (de) m
  • Greek: ιππότης (el) (ippótis)
  • Icelandic: riddari (is) m
  • Indonesian: ksatria (id)
  • Irish: ridire m
  • Japanese: 騎士 (ja) (きし, kishi)
  • Kazakh: сері (serı)
  • Khmer: អស្សឬទ្ធិ (ahsa’ rɨɨ tʰi’)
  • Korean: 기사(騎士) (ko) (gisa)
  • Macedonian: витез m (vitez)
  • Middle English: knyght
  • Norwegian: ridder (no) m
  • Polish: rycerz (pl) m pers (ancient), kawaler (pl) m pers (modern)
  • Portuguese: cavaleiro (pt) m
  • Romanian: cavaler (ro) m
  • Russian: ры́царь (ru) m (rýcarʹ)
  • Scottish Gaelic: ridire m
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: витез m
    Roman: vitez (sh) m
  • Slovak: rytier m
  • Slovene: vitez (sl) m
  • Spanish: caballero (es) m, caballera f
  • Swedish: riddare (sv) c
  • Turkish: şövalye (tr)
  • Ukrainian: ли́цар m (lýcar)
  • Uyghur: چەۋەنداز(chewendaz), سېر ئۇنۋانى(sër unwani)

chess piece

  • Afrikaans: ruiter (af), perd (af)
  • Albanian: kalë (sq) m
  • Arabic: حِصَان (ar) m (ḥiṣān), فَرَس‎ m (faras)
  • Armenian: ձի (hy) (ji)
  • Azerbaijani: at (az)
  • Basque: zaldi (eu)
  • Belarusian: конь m (konʹ), ве́ршнік m (vjéršnik), ко́ннік m (kónnik), ко́ньнік m (kónʹnik)
  • Bengali: ঘোড়া (bn) (ghōṛa)
  • Bulgarian: кон (bg) m (kon)
  • Burmese: မြင်း (my) (mrang:)
  • Catalan: cavall (ca) m
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: (maa5), 騎士骑士 (ke4 si6)
    Mandarin:  (zh) (), 騎士骑士 (zh) (qíshì)
  • Czech: jezdec (cs) m
  • Danish: springer (da) c, hest (da) c
  • Dutch: paard (nl) n
  • Esperanto: ĉevalo (eo)
  • Estonian: ratsu (et)
  • Faroese: riddari m
  • Finnish: ratsu (fi)
  • French: cavalier (fr) m
  • Galician: cabalo (gl) m
  • Georgian: მხედარი (mxedari)
  • German: Springer (de) m, (please verify) Gaul (de) m, Pferd (de) n, Ross (de) n, Rössel n (South German), Rössl n (South German)
  • Greek: ίππος (el) m (íppos), άλογο (el) n (álogo)
  • Hebrew: פָּרָשׁ (he) m (parash)
  • Hindi: घोड़ा (hi) m (ghoṛā)
  • Hungarian: huszár (hu),  (hu)
  • Icelandic: riddari (is) m
  • Indonesian: kuda (id)
  • Irish: ridire m
  • Italian: cavallo (it) m
  • Japanese: ナイト (ja) (naito) (in Western chess), 桂馬 (けいま, keima) (in shogi)
  • Javanese: jaran (jv)
  • Kashmiri: گُر (ks) m (gur)
  • Kazakh: ат (kk) (at)
  • Khmer: សេះ (km) (seh)
  • Korean: 나이트 (naiteu)
  • Kyrgyz: ат (ky) (at)
  • Lao: ມ້າ ()
  • Latvian: zirdziņš m
  • Lithuanian: žirgas (lt) m
  • Luxembourgish: Sprénger (lb) m
  • Macedonian: коњ m (konj)
  • Malay: kuda (ms)
  • Malayalam: കുതിര (ml) (kutira) (cavalry)
  • Maori: toa (mi)
  • Middle English: knyght
  • Middle Persian: SWSYA(asp)
  • Mongolian: морь (mn) (morʹ)
  • Navajo: hashkééjí naatʼááh
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: springer m, hest (no) m
    Nynorsk: springar m, hest m
  • Ojibwe: zhiimaaganish
  • Persian: اسب (fa) (asb)
  • Polish: skoczek (pl) m anim, konik (pl) m anim, koń (pl) m anim
  • Portuguese: cavalo (pt) m
  • Romanian: cal (ro) m
  • Russian: конь (ru) m (konʹ)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: коњ m, скакач m
    Roman: konj (sh) m, skakač (sh) m
  • Slovak: jazdec m
  • Slovene: konj (sl) m, skakač m
  • Spanish: caballo (es) m
  • Swedish: springare (sv) c, häst (sv) c
  • Tajik: асп (tg) (asp)
  • Tatar: ат (tt) (at)
  • Thai: ม้า (th) (máa)
  • Turkish: at (tr)
  • Turkmen: at (tk)
  • Ukrainian: кінь (uk) m (kinʹ)
  • Urdu: گھوڑا‎ m (ghoṛā)
  • Uyghur: ئات (ug) (at)
  • Uzbek: asp (uz), ot (uz)
  • Vietnamese:  (vi)
  • Yiddish: ריטער‎ m (riter), שפּרינגער‎ m (shpringer), זקן‎ m (zokn)
  • Zazaki: bergir (diq) m
See also[edit]
  • ,
Chess pieces in English · chess pieces, chessmen (see also: chess) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
king queen rook, castle bishop knight pawn
  • Appendix:Chess pieces

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English knighten, kniȝten, from the noun. Cognate with Middle High German knehten.

Verb[edit]

knight (third-person singular simple present knights, present participle knighting, simple past and past participle knighted)

  1. (transitive) To confer knighthood upon.

    The king knighted the young squire.

  2. (chess, transitive) To promote (a pawn) to a knight.
Synonyms[edit]
  • dub
Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from the verb to knight

Translations[edit]

to confer a knighthood upon

  • Czech: pasovat (cs)
  • Danish: slå til ridder
  • Dutch: ridderen (nl)
  • Esperanto: kavaliri
  • Estonian: rüütliks lööma
  • Finnish: lyödä ritariksi
  • French: faire chevalier
  • German: zum Ritter schlagen
  • Hebrew: העניק תואר אבירות(he’eník tó’ar abirút)
  • Hungarian: lovaggá üt
  • Macedonian: прогласува за витез (proglasuva za vitez)
  • Maori: whakanaiti
  • Persian: شوالیه کردن(šovâlye kardan)
  • Polish: pasować na rycerza impf nadać rangę kawalerską
  • Portuguese: dar o título de cavaleiro
  • Russian: посвяща́ть в ры́цари (posvjaščátʹ v rýcari)
  • Swedish: dubba (sv)
  • Yiddish: באַריטערן(baritern)
  • Zazaki: sowalya kerden

See also[edit]

  • paladin
  • baronet

References[edit]

  • knight at OneLook Dictionary Search

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

knight

  1. Alternative form of knyght

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