Knabe
derNounboy (archaic/literary)
English translations
- 01
boy
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein altertümliches Wort für einen Jungen.
- English meaning
- Boy
- Synonym
- Junge, Bursche
- German example
- Der Knabe spielte im Garten.
- English example
- The boy played in the garden.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Knabe
- Plural Form
- die Knaben
Related words
- Knabenficker
boy fucker
- Chorknabe
chorus girl
- Knabenschule
A boys' school was a school attended exclusively by boys.
- knabenhaft
Boyish
- Prügelknabe
Scapegoat
- Chorknabe
choirboy
- Musterknabe
Model student
- Junge
Boy
- Menschenkind
Human child
- Bub
Boy
- Bübchen
Little boy
- jungenhaft
boyish
Example sentences with “Knabe”
Der kleine Knabe spielte im Garten. (The little boy played in the garden.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Knabe' commonly used today?
No, it is archaic. Use 'der Junge' for 'boy' in modern German.