Hauptwache

German

Etymology

From haupt- +‎ Wache.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaʊ̯ptˌvaχə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Haupt‧wa‧che

Noun

Hauptwache f (genitive Hauptwache, plural Hauptwachen)

  1. main guardhouse at the entry to a camp or other facility
  2. (dated) main police station in a town or city

Declension

Declension of Hauptwache [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Hauptwache die Hauptwachen
genitive einer der Hauptwache der Hauptwachen
dative einer der Hauptwache den Hauptwachen
accusative eine die Hauptwache die Hauptwachen

Descendants

  • → Polish: odwach
  • → Russian: гауптвахта (gauptvaxta)

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