Landsknecht

Translation of "landsknecht" into Russian

Noun

landsknecht

landsknechts pl

landsknechte pl

Common, countable noun.

During the siege, the city hired landsknechts for protection.

Во время осады город нанял ландскнехтов для защиты.

Adjective

landsknecht

Attributive use derived from the noun.

ландскнехтский

The exhibition features a landsknecht sword with a lavish hilt.

На выставке представлен ландскнехтский меч с роскошной рукоятью.

Additional translations

ландскнехтовский

Разговорный вариант, менее употребителен.

Noun

A German mercenary foot soldier of the 15th and 16th centuries, noted for flamboyant dress and the use of pikes or two-handed swords.

The emperor hired a company of landsknechts to reinforce his infantry.

Adjective

Relating to or characteristic of landsknechts or their distinctive style.

The museum displays several landsknecht helmets with their broad brims.