ritterlich
German, adjective[ˈʁɪtɐˌlɪç]
ritterlich is spelled R-I-T-T-E-R-L-I-C-H (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 116,815th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ritterlich is a German adjective meaning “chivalrous, knightly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dem Ritterstand angehörend, einem Ritter entsprechend”.
What does ritterlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
chivalrous, knightly
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. dem Ritterstand angehörend, einem Ritter entsprechend 2. vom Verhalten her ehrenvoll, eine vornehme Gesinnung besitzend 3. vom Verhalten her höflich, zuvorkommend und hilfsbereit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ritterlich
- ritterlicher masculine nominative singular
- am ritterlichsten superlative
- ritterliche feminine nominative singular
- ritterliches neuter nominative singular
- ritterlichen genitive masculine singular
- ritterlichem dative masculine singular
- der ritterliche definite includes-article masculine
- die ritterliche definite feminine includes-article
- das ritterliche definite includes-article neuter
- die ritterlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des ritterlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der ritterlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem ritterlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ritterlich?
- [ˈʁɪtɐˌlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ritterlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ritterlich in German?
ritterlich appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).