knave

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (archaic) A boy; especially, a boy servant.
  2. (archaic) Any male servant; a menial.
  3. (dated) A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person.
  4. A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or a soldier.

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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/neɪv/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English knave, knafe, from Old English cnafa (“child, boy, youth; servant”), from Proto-West Germanic *knabō. Cognate to Dutch knaap and German Knabe.

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