Rittergut

German

Rittergut Sellendorf

Rittergut Cronheim

Etymology

Ritter (“knight”) +‎ Gut (“large farmstead, estate”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁɪtɐˌɡuːt/
Hyphenation: Rit‧ter‧gut

Noun

Rittergut n (genitive Rittergutes or Ritterguts, plural Rittergüter)

feudal estate, manor

Declension

Declension of Rittergut

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rittergut	die	Rittergüter
genitive	eines	des	Rittergutes, Ritterguts	der	Rittergüter
dative	einem	dem	Rittergut, Rittergute¹	den	Rittergütern
accusative	ein	das	Rittergut	die	Rittergüter

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Rittersitz

Antonyms

Königsschloss

Hyponyms

Ritterburg

Related terms

Raubritter, Ordensritter, Ritterorden, Rittersaal, Ritterstand
Kulturgut, Landgut, Strandgut, Treibgut

Further reading

“Rittergut” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Rittergut” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Rittergut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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